A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
政客们
Politicians
Well, I'm not that popular with the politicians, I have to say.
我得说，我不太受政客们的欢迎。
Politicians always over promise, while God always over delivers.
政客总是言过其实，而上帝总是言过其实。
Most successful politicians don't let the job swamp their lives.
大多数成功的政治家不会让工作淹没他们的生活。
History is a tool used by politicians to justify their intentions.
历史是政客们用来证明自己意图的工具。
In politics shared hatreds are almost always the basis of friendships.
在政治上，共同的仇恨几乎总是友谊的基础。
Any debate among politicians about monetary policy is counterproductive.
政客们之间关于货币政策的任何辩论都会适得其反。
It seems to me that politicians ought to use the same words as other people.
在我看来，政客们应该像其他人一样使用同样的词汇。
The vast majority of politicians think they are functioning on high principle.
绝大多数的政治家认为他们的运作是基于崇高的原则。
When philosophers try to be politicians they generally cease to be philosophers.
当哲学家们试图成为政治家时，他们通常就不再是哲学家了。
I think the show does better with newsmakers and politicians than it does with actors.
我认为这部剧对新闻人物和政客的吸引力要大于对演员的吸引力。
It's a pattern. Prices go up, consumers get angry, politicians investigate, nothing changes.
这是一个模式。物价上涨，消费者愤怒，政客调查，没有任何改变。
We shouldn't have politicians micromanaging this war because it is complex and unconventional.
我们不应该让政客们插手这场战争，因为它是复杂的、非常规的。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
It is hard to say why politicians are called servants, unless it is because a good one is hard to find.
很难说政客为什么被称为仆人，除非是因为很难找到一个好仆人。
Interviewing politicians and movie stars, you know what you'll get. I like the people-stories better.
采访政客和电影明星，你知道你会得到什么。我更喜欢人物故事。
I have seen how effective language attached to policies that are mainstream and delivered by people who are passionate and effective can change the course of history.
我已经看到，与主流政策相关联的有效语言，以及那些充满激情、卓有成效的人所提出的政策，能够改变历史的进程。
Over and over, we hear politicians say they can't spend our tax dollars on environmental protection when the economy is so fragile.
一次又一次，我们听到政客们说，在经济如此脆弱的时候，他们不能把我们的税金花在环境保护上。
Of course great politicians are always liable to be wrong about something, and the more people tell them they are wrong, the more stubbornly they defend their error.
当然，伟大的政治家总是容易在某些事情上犯错，人们越是告诉他们自己错了，他们就越是固执地为自己的错误辩护。
I'd rather have the illusion that (politicians) had ideas and high inspirations and principals, that they foster something in people that makes them want to be part of it instead of all of this exclusion stuff, which is really horrible. Everyone's not the same.
我宁愿幻想(政客)有想法，有高度的灵感和原则，他们在人们身上培养某种东西，使他们想成为其中的一部分，而不是所有这些排斥的东西，这真的很可怕。每个人都不一样。