政客

This old man is a secluded politician who used to have a great influence on the government.

这个老人是一个曾经对政府很有影响力的，现在已经隐退的政客。

A panel of judges which released him from prison briefly in December was mysteriously and secretively replaced with a new panel that ordered him back behind bars after criticism from KMT politicians.

经过国民党的政客批评，一群释放他的法官很快的在去年十二月就神密的被撤换成一群要他回去监狱的法。

A former governor as well as the son of one, famous for his austerity in office and currently the attorney-general, Mr Brown has only just filed the paperwork to make his candidacy semi-formal.

如今，他以较大的差距位于第二位，第一名是加州老牌政客杰里·布朗。他是现任美国司法部长，以在办公室严肃而闻名，他的父亲和他自己都曾担任过加州州长。

Meanwhile, the politicians keep trucking. In September, the state showily sued six car manufacturers, alleging they had damaged its climate.

与此同时，政客们也忙着暗中交易。9月，州政府大张旗鼓地以破坏加州气候条件为由对6家汽车制造商提起诉讼。

"We cannot let the people look on us as different from themselves," said Yang, whose attitude might appear a little too sickish sweet to American politicians, but would find favor among missionaries.

"我们不能让人民把我们看成外人，"杨秀峰说。美国的政客可能会觉得他和善得有些过分，但是传教士一定会赞成的。

Neither ambition nor single-mindedness fully accounts for the behavior of politicians, however.

但是，雄心壮志和执着并不能完全地表现政客的行为。

GENTLE souls from market towns who really do wear sandals; unbending reverence for the excruciating protocol of debates, motions and amendments; the Sisyphean grit with which candidates and activists gear up for elections they cannot win.

来自各市镇的政客举止优雅，脚下果真穿着凉鞋；会上无数的争论、提议以及修正令人生厌，而他们却固执地对此充满敬意；候选人和活动家以西西弗斯式无尽的毅力来为无法获胜的选举而做准备。

But despite relatively progressive laws, says Yoav Sivan, a young Israeli gay activist, Israel's liberalism is more selective than its politicians make out.

尤物赛文是一位年轻的以色列同志维权活动人士，他说，尽管以色列通过了一系列相对有所进步的法案，但政客们宣扬的自由主义在这里实际上仍是有选择性的。

I thought the skit on politicians was really funny.

我认为这段讽刺政客的喜剧真的很有趣。

It was a message to politicians: stop slinging the manure, and start getting serious about the nation's problems.

政客们，请听好：停下互相投粪吧，开始真正关心国家的真正问题吧！

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。