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In a little over two months, Donald Trump¹ will be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States.

Detroit News business columnist² Daniel Howes is digging into what that could mean for our auto³ industry.

All through the campaign, Trump railed about Ford⁴ and its plans to send all small-car production to Mexico. At the same time, he never acknowledged that Executive Chairman Bill Ford says no jobs will be lost. Ford called Trump's criticism "infuriating and frustrating⁵."

According to Howes, those tensions might be in the rearview mirror.

"The two men did meet in New York … and they did have a conversation about this," Howes said. "Trump has since been public and effusive⁶ in his praise of Bill Ford, has acknowledged some of the complaints that Ford Motor Company has … and I think has been sympathetic."

"I think Donald Trump understands what the auto industry is dealing⁷ with," he said.

He added that Ford is "very much in contact" with the Trump transition team.

Howes told us the United Auto Workers stand to benefit from Trump's interest in reworking trade agreements such as NAFTA.

"The United Auto Workers I think are ironically finding a potential ally in a Republican administration and Donald Trump."

"This has potential resonance⁸ across the industrial Midwest which really delivered the White House to Donald Trump."

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 columnist   

n.专栏作家

参考例句：

• The host was interviewing a local columnist.节目主持人正在同一位当地的专栏作家交谈。
• She's a columnist for USA Today.她是《今日美国报》的专栏作家。

3 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

4 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

5 frustrating   

adj.产生挫折的，使人沮丧的，令人泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的现在分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's frustrating to have to wait so long. 要等这么长时间，真令人懊恼。
• It was a demeaning and ultimately frustrating experience. 那是一次有失颜面并且令人沮丧至极的经历。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 effusive   

adj.热情洋溢的；感情(过多)流露的

参考例句：

• Every visitor noticed that her effusive welcome was not sincere.所有的客人都看出来她那过分热情的欢迎是不真诚的。
• Her effusive thanks embarrassed everybody.她道谢时非常激动，弄得大家不好意思。

7 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

8 resonance   

n.洪亮；共鸣；共振

参考例句：

• Playing the piano sets up resonance in those glass ornaments.一弹钢琴那些玻璃饰物就会产生共振。
• The areas under the two resonance envelopes are unequal.两个共振峰下面的面积是不相等的。