辩论

There was endless controversy as to whether the acts of the New Deal did actually move recovery or retard it, and nothing final could ever come of that bitter debate because it is forever impossible to prove what might have happened in place of what did.

关于新政的行为究竟是推动了经济复苏，还是阻碍了经济复苏，一直存在着无休止的争议，而这场激烈的辩论永远不会有任何结果，因为永远不可能证明本来会发生什么，而不是发生了什么。