避雷针

During Rumsfeld's six years in office, the 74-year-old civilian military chief was a lightning rod for criticism of Bush's policies and became known for his sometimes Delphic comments as he dodged verbal bullets.

拉姆斯菲尔德在任六年期间，这位74岁高龄的平民军事最高统帅是布什抵御政策批评的避雷针，并在躲避言语上的攻击时以偶尔做出模棱两可的评论而闻名。

During Rumsfeld's six years in office, the 74-year-old civilian military chief was a lightning rod for criticism of Bush's policies and became known for his sometimes Delphic comments as he dodged verbal bullets.

在拉姆斯菲尔德任职的6年期间，这位74岁的平民军事领导人是布什政策遭抨击时的避雷针，他也因含糊其辞的闪避各种评论而著称。

During Rumsfeld's six years in office, the 74-year-old civilian military chief was a lightning rod for criticism of Bush's policies and became known for his sometimes Delphic comments as he dodged verbal bullets.

Rumsfeld—这位74岁人民军队的领袖在位的6年中一直是防止布什政治遭受批判的避雷针。他从不与人正面冲突，并以巧妙的措辞而闻名。

During Rumsfeld's six years in office, the 74-year-old civilian military chief was a lightning rod for criticism of Bush's policies and became known for his sometimes Delphic comments as he dodged verbal bullets.

拉姆斯菲尔德在任6年，这位74岁的国防部长是布什政府遭受批判的避雷针。而他也因在躲避流言蜚语时偶尔会作出模凌两可的评论而出名。

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。