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中英文本
Polarization prevailed, again
极化再次盛行
Our tribal loyalties remain too intense for one election to change anything
我们对种族的忠诚仍然过于强烈,一次选举无法改变任何事情
On The morning of election Day, Americans faced two competing narratives. On the one hand, there was a veritable avalanche of polling data indicating the possibility—even probability—of a blue-wave election not seen since Barack Obama's 2008 rout of John McCain.
在选举日的早上,美国人面临着两种相互矛盾的说法
On the other hand, we had decades of data and experience telling us that America was closely (and intensely) divided. Americans are by and large entrenched in their political and cultural tribes, and virtually nothing can budge them.
另一方面,几十年的数据和经验告诉我们,美国是紧密(以及严重)分裂的
As the votes started to roll in, and the hopes of a blue-wave election dissipated, the electoral outcome grew momentarily cloudy just as the underlying national realities grew ever more clear. Once again, the polls were wrong. America remains deeply polarized, few voters are truly persuadable, and angry gridlock will likely dominate Washington.
随着选票滚滚而来,蓝波选举的希望逐渐消散,选举结果暂时变得阴云密布,而潜在的国家现实却越来越清晰
Rarely in American history has so much happened and still changed so little. In the past year alone, the House impeached the President; a pandemic killed more than 232,000 Americans and seriously sickened countless more; we endured a historic economic collapse; and a shocking act of police brutality in Minneapolis ripped the scabs off America's racial divisions, leading to protests and civil unrest in cities and towns from coast to coast.
在美国历史上,发生很多事情而变化却又很小的情况是很少见的
Any one of those events would be historic and traumatic. All of them together have rendered 2020 uniquely painful for the American public. Yet politically, it's remarkable how these seismic events have led to very little political change.
这些事件每一件都是历史性的,每一件都具备杀伤力
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重点讲解
1.an avalanche of 如雪片飞来的,大量的
The editorial office received an avalanche of mail.
编辑部收到大量的信件
2.by and large 大体上,总的来说
By and large, these people are peace-loving, law-abiding citizens.
这些人总的来说都是热爱和平,遵纪守法的公民
3.entrenched 根深蒂固的
Poverty and the vulnerabilities associated with it remain entrenched.
贫困及与其如影随形的其他缺陷依旧根深蒂固
4.roll in 蜂拥而来
All you need to do is set it up and watch the money roll in!
你只需要设置一下,就等钱滚滚而来!