政治体系

Beyond a free and fair elections process, democracies must have representative, accountable, transparent institutions of government, including political parties based on ideas, not just personalities or tribal or ethnic identification, and independent legislatures and judiciaries that can act to ensure that leaders who win elections democratically govern democratically once they are in office.

除了自由和公正的选举程序，民主社会必须建立具有代表性、承担责任、公开透明的政治体系，包括以理念为基础的政党（而不是以个人、部族或种族认同为基础）、独立的立法和司法制度，可以确保民主赢得选举的领导人，一旦上台之后可以民主地进行治理。

Is willing to discuss how to improve relations with Havana, but wants Cuba to take steps toward democracy before it is reintegrated into the Western hemisphere's economic and political institutions.

美国总统奥巴马计划本周晚些时候向拉美领导人表示，美国愿意探讨与哈瓦那改善关系的途径，不过希望古巴在重返西半球经济及政治体系之前能向民主迈进。

Indian governments' main preoccupations are domestic-unsurprisingly, given a riotous Bartholomew Fair of a political system, and huge economic problems.

不出所料的话，印度政府的当务之急应当集中在国内--建立更为有序的政治体系，解决棘手的经济问题。

Uncertainties about promotions or demotions in a closed political system where connections are vital fuel anxiety among Chinese officials, who in turn resort to such practices as feng shui, the Southern Weekend said.

南方周末报说，在这样一个封闭的政治体系中，关系对至关重要，在官职晋级和降级上存在的种种不确定性更加大了中国官员们的焦虑。从而他们又寻求类似风水这样的方法。

The Diadochi, or Successors, were only strong enough to hold together fragments of Alexander's empire.

n\n埃及曾经是这个帝国的一部分，从任何人的角度来看这也是一块历史悠久的土地，它现在被托勒密的继承人亚历山大最有能力的将军之一的希腊法老所统治，托勒密王朝迅速调整埃及的政治体系，采取宫廷独裁—包括每一代法老王和他姐妹间的地位以及婚姻。

From the day I took office, I've been told that addressing our larger challenges is too ambitious; such an effort would be too contentious. I've been told that our political system is too gridlocked, and that we should just put things on hold for a while.

从我上任的那天起，就一直被告知，想彻底解决美国社会问题只是一种充满野心的构想，这种努力将会引起巨大争议，我们的政治体系已陷入僵局，所以我们需要做的只是暂缓困境，将一些极具挑战性的工作搁置起来。

From the day I took office, I have been told that addressing our larger challenges is too ambitious - that such efforts would be too contentious, that our political system is too gridlocked, and that we should just put things on hold for awhile.

从我上任的那天起，就一直被告知，想彻底解决美国社会问题只是一种充满野心的构想，这种努力将会引起巨大争议，我们的政治体系已陷入僵局，所以我们需要做的只是暂缓困境，将一些极具挑战性的工作搁置起来。

From the day I took office, I have been told that addressing our larger challe nges is too ambitious - that such efforts would be too contentious, that our political system is too gridlocked, and that we should just put things on hold for awhile.

从我上任的那天起，就一直被告知，想彻底解决美国社会问题只是一种充满野心的构想，这种努力将会引起巨大争议，我们的政治体系已陷入僵局，所以我们需要做的只是暂缓困境，将一些极具挑战性的工作搁置起来。

Reforms have stabilised the political system.

改革使国家的政治体系趋于稳定。

They understand that their constituents, the plebeians, are as the wheat through which the wind blows, bending in whatever direction the latest gust comes from.

与此同时，类似于科利奥兰纳斯这样彻底正直的人依然得让整个政治体系嚼碎唾弃，正如他在将近两千五百年前所遭遇的那样。

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。