If Americans feel prosperous,they can hardly tell pollsters that they disapprove of the way the president is handling his responsibilities,even if they doubt whether prosperity is much affected by what presidents do.

• 如果美国人感到富裕繁荣，他们几乎不可能对民意测验工作者说他们不赞成总统履行其职责的方式，即使他们不能肯定总统的工作对这种富裕繁荣有很大的影响。