财阀政治

"When he sees that human stupidity and greed are about to plunge Europe into chaos and destroy the most glorious civilization which the world has known, he feels that it is high time for men of good sense and good will to intervene and to take politics out of the hands of the plutocrats of the Right and the woolly-minded idealists of the Left."

当他眼看人类的愚蠢和贪婪即将使欧洲陷入混乱，将要毁掉人类历史上最辉煌的文明时，他感到这正是有识有心之士介入的良机，以便把政治从右翼财阀和左翼头脑糊涂的理想主义者手中解救出来。

In 1928, Japan held the first election according to the General Election Law. However, having gained political power, parties competed with each other for their own interest. They bribed and connected with the zaibatsu, without concerns on the social and economic problems.

1928年，日本依普通选举法举行第一次总选举，但日本政党在获得政治权力后，往往因维护自己的利益而互相斗争，他们贪污舞弊，又与财阀勾结，根本没有解决当时的社会及经济问题。

An overall assessmentof the military authoritarian regime would indicate both positive and negative aspects,such as advancing rapid economic growth and rising national living standard andenhanced Korean international influence on the one hand,and igoring the politicalprocedures,fostering military intervention in political process,expanding the powerof chaebol,oppressing the labour movements,enfeebling the politicalparties and creating regional cleavage on the other.

作者认为，韩国的权威统治具有双重性格，既有推动经济发展，改善人民的物质生活和提高韩国的国际地位等积极的一面，也有无视政治程序、纵容军人干政、助长财阀势力、压制劳工运动、弱化政党功能和制造地域分裂等消极的一面。

As she looked at Warrington's manly face, and dark, melancholy eyes, she had settled in her mind that he must have been the victim of an unhappy attachment.

每逢看到沃林顿那刚毅的脸，那乌黑、忧郁的眼睛，她便会相信，他一定作过不幸的爱情的受害者。

Maybe they'll disappear into a pothole.

也许他们将在壶穴里消失