不差钱! 特朗普称四十万元总统年薪分文不要!

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　　据哥伦比亚广播公司上周五报道，自从特朗普赢得2016年总统竞选以来，美国群众都在关心他的收入问题。

　　Trump said at a September 17, 2015, event in Rochester, New Hampshire: 'The first thing I'm going to do is tell you that if I'm elected president, I'm accepting no salary, okay? That's not a big deal for me.'

　　2015年9月17日，特朗普在新罕布什尔州罗契斯特市的竞选活动中曾说：“首先我要告诉大家的是，如果我当选总统，我可以不拿工资，好吗？这对我来说不是什么大问题。”

　　Someone on Twitter asked Trump in a Q And A session, a video of which was posted on Trump's Twitter account on September 21, 2015: '@realDonaldTrump, will you forgo³ the presidential salary if elected?'

　　推特上曾有网友在提问环节发问，并将这段视频于2015年9月21日转发给特朗普的推特账号上：“realDonaldTrump，如果当选，你会不会放弃总统工资？”

　　Trump answered: 'As far as the salary is concerned — I won't take even one dollar. I am totally giving up my salary if I become president.

　　特朗普回答：“就工资来说--我不会拿一分钱。如果我当选总统，我会完全放弃我的工资。”

　　不差钱! 特朗普称四十万元总统年薪分文不要!

　　In the same video, Trump said he was 'totally self-funding' his campaign and said that he 'won't take money other than the small stuff'.

　　同样是在这段视频中，特朗普还表示自己的竞选活动“完全自掏腰包”，他“除了小东西，不会拿一分钱。”

　　As of last Friday, Forbes estimates that Trump's net worth is $3.7 billion.

　　截止上周五，《福布斯》估测特朗普的财产约为37亿美元。

　　Herbert Hoover, who made millions of dollars in mining before becoming president in 1929, and John F. Kennedy, who came from a wealthy family and became president in 1961, both donated their presidential salaries to charity.

　　赫伯特·胡佛通过矿产积累了数百万美元，于1929年就任美国总统；约翰·肯尼迪出生于一个富裕家庭，于1961年就任美国总统，二人均把总统工资贡献给了慈善机构。

　　The US Code says on its website: 'The President shall receive in full for his services during the term for which he shall have been elected compensation in the aggregate⁴ amount of $400,000 a year, to be paid monthly, and in addition an expense allowance of $50,000 to assist in defraying expenses relating to or resulting from the discharge of his official duties.'

　　《美国法典》在其网站上声明称：“总统就任期间应全额领取每年40万美元的报酬，外加5万美元的预算拨款，来协助支付因履行公职或与履行公职相关的开销。”

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