英属洪都拉斯

But his book,"Dirty Politics, Dirty Times", offers insights into an eventful life: his childhood years in Belize, a poor country in Central America, when it was British Honduras; his admiration for military heroes; his charity work; his colourful business career, which started in the cleaning and security industries; how he likes to retreat to one of his yachts during crises.

但是在《肮脏的政治肮脏的时代》这本书中，他对自己富有传奇色彩的经历有一番深刻的描写：他的童年在中美洲穷国伯利兹度过，当时哪里还是英属洪都拉斯。他仰慕军中的英雄并且热衷慈善。从保洁和安保行业起家，他开始了丰富多彩的经商生涯。危机当中，他非常喜欢隐退到自己的某一艘游艇上。

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。