For example, in times of crisis it is no shame for a government to be mercantilist, but by behaving in this way, the US has lost the moral high ground as a champion of free trade.
例如，在危机年代，政府采用重商政策无可指责，然而如果这样行事，美国就已经失去了作为自由贸易支持者的道德制高点。