老兵

And then there was the small matter of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth: the shocking efficiency with which a few well-placed ads and the chants of conservative media could transform a decorated Vietnam war hero into a weak-kneed appeaser.

&说出真相的快艇老兵&也是个大问题：他们总是行动迅速，在关键时刻从保守派媒体放出几个早已准备好的广告将越战英雄们渲染出一副软弱的形象。

He is now an old war horse that needs motivation.;} b+ i/ E E h7 y

他现在更像一个需要动力的老兵。

The major is an old war horse who'll bore you with tales of his wartime exploits, it you let him.

少校是一个老兵，要是你让他讲话，他要讲的战绩故事多得会使你感到厌烦。

The election represented a generational shift in America, from the World War II veterans to the baby boomers, who were alternately derided as spoiled and self-absorbed, and lauded as idealistic and committed to the common good.

这次选举象征着美国两代人的更替。婴儿潮的这一代人取代了二战老兵这一代人。人们时而嘲弄我们这一代人，说我们被惯坏了，太自私；时而又夸奖我们，说我们有理想，愿为大众利益而效力。

He had his twelve-year-old daughter with him.

这位老兵带来了他的12岁女儿。

Enough! I don't care what they say about me, but I love this country too much to let them take over another election with lies and phony outrage and Swift boat politics.

够了！我不在乎他们怎么说我，我非常热爱这个国家，我绝不允许他们利用谎言、伪装的愤怒和快艇老兵的政策再一次左右选举。

This could explain why, during the 2004 presidential campaign, it took some weeks for the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth campaign against Senator John Kerry to have an effect on his standing in the polls.

这能够解释为什么，在2004年总统竞选中，快艇老兵花了几周的时间来为真理参加竞选来对抗约翰参议院来对他在民意调查中的地位产生影响。

Presidential election, Day appeared in a Swift Boat Veterans for Truth advertisement, saying:"How can you expect our sons and daughters to follow you when you condemned their fathers and grandfathers?"

2004年美国总统选举期间，Day出现在一个&快艇老兵寻求真相&的广告中，说：&当你谴责我们的时候，你怎么能指望我们的儿子和女儿会支持你？&

This could explain why, during the 2004 presidential campaign, it took some weeks for the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth campaign against Senator John Kerry to have an effect on his standing in the polls.

这就可以解释为什么2004年总统竞选时，快艇老兵为真理而战阵营花费了数周时间为参议员克里赢得民意测验的席位选票。

The Swift boat reference is connected to Democrat John Kerry's presidential campaign in 2004, when he came under attack from fellow Navy veterans of the Vietnam War, who claimed he exaggerated his war record.

快艇老兵的说法是跟2004年民主党总统候选人约翰·克里有关。当时，他受到越南战争期间海军退伍战友的攻击，这些人指称克里夸大自己的越战经历。

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。