“谈判桌”
用英语怎么说？

If the tariffs violate their own internal logic and basic common sense, what are they? Most likely, they represent little more than the all-of-government metastasis of Trump’s personality, which sees grandiosity as a strategy to pull counterparties to the negotiating table and strike deals that benefit Trump’s ego or wallet. This personality style is clear, and it has been clearly stated, even if its application to geopolitics is confounding to observe. One can see this playbook-threat, leverage, concession, repeat-playing out across all of society. In the first two months of his second term, Trump has already squeezed enormous concessions out of white-shoe law firms and major universities. Trump appears to care more about the process of gaining leverage over others than he does about any particular effective tariff rate. The endgame here is that there is no endgame, only the infinite game of power and leverage.

如果关税违反了其自身内在逻辑和基本常识，那么它们究竟是什么？最有可能的是，它们不过是特朗普个人性格在整个政府层面的转移，这种性格将宏大视为一种将对手拉到谈判桌前、并达成有利于特朗普自尊或钱包的交易的策略。这种性格风格是显而易见的，并且也已被明确阐述，即使它在外交政策中的应用令人费解。人们可以看到这种剧本--威胁、杠杆、让步、循环--在整个社会中上演。在他第二任期的前两个月里，特朗普已经从名牌律师事务所和顶尖大学中榨取巨大让步。特朗普似乎更关心获取筹码的过程，而不是任何特定的有效关税税率。这里的终局就是没有终局，只有权力与杠杆的无限游戏。