The Republican presidential candidate backtracked today, conscious that his remark is at odds with the experience of many Americans suffering from job losses, rising prices and the mortgage crisis.

• 共和党候选人今日在意识到他的言论与如今许多遭受失业、物价上涨和次贷危机之苦的美国人的体验大相径庭后重新解释了他的言论。