布莱尔

Anyone returning this week from exile in a sequestered religious community and thus coming fresh to Blair's comments on the enduring manifestations of "hooliganism, thuggery and drug dealing" in British society would no doubt have been quite as impressed by his very genuine and deep concern and array of possible solutions to the problem, as so many of us were back in the early 90s, when we first heard him on this theme, deploring the activities of young criminals, and promising "social responsibility for all".

任何人本周从与世隔绝的宗教社区中归来，并因此初闻布莱尔对英国社会长期以来地痞横行、谋财害命和买卖毒品现象的评价，无疑都会对他的极度真诚、深切关注及他提出的一系列可能解决方案印象深刻，就像我们中很多人在90年代早期时第一次听到他谈及这一主题、谴责年轻罪犯的行径和承诺&社会责任人人分担&时一样。

On another issue, Mr Blair took exception to an Amnesty International report alleging the British government's anti-terrorism policies risk deporting people to countries where they could be tortured.

在另外一个问题上，布莱尔对大赦国际组织的一份报告提出了异议。该报告指出英国政府的反恐政策不负责任地把一些人遣送出国，可能导致他们在那里受到酷刑折磨。

But Mr Blair evinced no real contrition.

但布莱尔丝毫不见悔改之意。

This, after all, was the most gifted politician of his generation—certainly in Europe and (depending on your opinion of the foxier but less disciplined Bill Clinton) perhaps wider than that.

但布莱尔先生毕竟是他这一代最具才华的的政治家——即使在欧洲也是如此，也许比欧洲还要大。

This, after all, was the most gifted politician of his generation—certainly in Europe and (depending on your opinion of the foxier but less disciplined Bill Clinton) perhaps wider than that.

不管怎样，布莱尔都可以称为是他那个时代中最有天分的政治家。起码他在欧洲如此，如果不考虑那个狡猾又放荡的比尔克林顿，这个范围或许还能更加广一点。

It will provide the first test of how judges respond to Mr. Blair's hectoring.

这将就法官如何对布莱尔先生的&威吓&作出反应提供第一次测试。

You can go through this list, adding asterisks and footnotes: on the economy, not enough credit goes to the Tories who came before Mr Blair; on immigration, for every happy Czech waitress in Covent Garden there are several angry Muslims in Leeds; on civil liberties, he helped gays but not prisoners or young louts.

你可以看一下这份成绩单，并加上星号和注脚。经济方面，不足以归结于布莱尔先生任前的保守党。移民方面，女修道院花园里欢快的捷克女服务生和利兹几个愤怒的穆斯林。公民自由方面，他帮助过同性恋。但决不对罪犯和无知青年施以援手。

In a farewell lecture today, Blair said online reporting has become "more pernicious and less balanced" than traditional political reporting.

在告别演讲今天，布莱尔表示，网上举报已成为&更恶毒少平衡&，而非传统的政治报告。

He is overthrowing and defending Iraqi leaders despite .

他是美国推翻萨达姆政权的支持者，尽管伊拉克暴力不断，但布莱尔一直支持伊拉克领导者。

All the local politicos hung out at her place, including Don Tyson, the chicken magnate whose operation would become the largest agricultural company in the world, and Don's lawyer, Jim Blair, a six-foot-five-inch idiosyncratic genius who would become one of my closest friends.

所有当地的政客都喜欢在这里打发时间，其中包括鸡肉业巨头唐。泰森，他的企业后来成为了世界上最大的农业公司。此外还有唐的律师吉姆。布莱尔，一个身高6英尺5英寸的特立独行的天才，后来也成了我最亲近的朋友之一。

But we don't care about Battlegrounds.

但我们并不在乎沙场中的显露。

Ah! don't mention it, the butcher's shop is a horror.

啊！不用提了。提到肉，真是糟透了。