查询词典 gerrymandering

As governor of Massachusetts, he had the unfortunate honor of inspiring the term "gerrymandering," after redrawing congressional districts to his own advantage.

作为马萨诸塞州州长，他按照本党利益重划选区，因而启发了&杰利蝾螈现象&[2]一词的构成，他的名字不幸地被用来为这一现象命名。

He moves through some fairly arcane turf, talking about how political gerrymandering has led to a generation of politicians who come from safe districts where they don't have to consider the other side of the debate, which has made compromise -- and therefore legislative progress -- more difficult.

在谈到政治选区的改变导致了来自安全选区的政客不顾及反对派选民的意见而产生的妥协--因此立法程序变得更加复杂时，他的观点显得令人捉摸不定。

This, argue the critics, is what happens when a mere 41 senators (in a 100-strong chamber) can filibuster a bill to death; when states like Wyoming (population: 500,000) have the same clout in the Senate as California (37m), so that senators representing less than 11% of the population can block bills; when, thanks to gerrymandering, many congressional seats are immune from competitive elections; when hateful bloggers and talk-radio hosts shoot down any hint of compromise; when a tide of lobbying cash corrupts everything.

批评家们说，当区区41个参议员（总数100）誓死的阻挠议案通过；，当在参议院中怀俄明州（人口50万）和加州（人口3700万）所拥有的权力相等，这样代表全国不到11%人口的议员同样能阻挠议案通过；当，这要多谢了为政党而重新划分选区，大部分国会席位不会因为选举而改变；当可恶的博客主和广播谈话节目主持人驳倒了任何关于妥协的暗示；当大笔的游说金毁了一切的话，那么这就肯定会发生了。

I'm strongly against the death penalty — it's an eye for an eye.

我不赞成死刑——这是以牙还牙的报复行为。

And to get you the support you need, we're enlisting all elements of our national power: our diplomacy and development, our economic might and our moral suasion, so that you and the rest of our military do not bear the burden of our security alone.

并给你们所须的支援，我们正徵召国家所有各种的力量：我们的外交及发展，我们的经济力量与道德劝说，所以你们与其他军人不须要孤独地负起国家安全的责任。