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Little formal schooling but labor honestly and diligently to help feed, clothe, and educate their families are deserving of greater respect-- and help, if necessary--
接受過很少正規(guī)教育 但誠實和勤懇勞動 為家人提供食物 衣服 教育的人 比很多表面上成功的人
Than many people who are superficially more successful They're more fun to have a beer with That's all that I know about sociology
更值得我們尊敬和幫助 同他們一起喝啤酒肯定也會更有趣 社會學(xué)在我看來不過是喝啤酒而已
5 Since I have covered what I know about sociology I might as well say something about political science as well
五 既然提到了社會學(xué) 我想我也應(yīng)該講講政治學(xué)
In regard to politics, I have always liked Lily Tomlin's line in paraphrase "I try to be cynical, but I just can't keep up"
就政治而言 我一直喜歡莉莉.湯姆林的話 我轉(zhuǎn)述一下 "我嘗試過憤世嫉俗 但卻總堅持不下去"
We all feel that way sometimes Actually, having been in Washington now for almost 11 years as I mentioned, I feel that way quite a bit
我們有時都會有這種感覺 實際上 在華盛頓待了將近11年的我 經(jīng)常會有這種感覺
Ultimately, though, cynicism is a poor substitute for critical thought and constructive action Sure, interests and money and ideology all matter
最終 憤世嫉俗不過是 批判性思想和建設(shè)性行動的糟糕替代品 當(dāng)然 利益 金錢 意識形態(tài)都很重要
As you learned in political science But my experience is that most of our politicians and policymakers
如你們在政治學(xué)中所學(xué)的那樣 但我的感受卻是 我們的大多數(shù)政界人士和政策制定者
Are trying to do the right thing according to their own views and consciences, most of the time If you think that the bad or indifferent results that too often come out of Washington
大多數(shù)時候 都在嘗試 憑著自己的觀點和良心 做正確的事 如果你認(rèn)為華盛頓政策經(jīng)常都沒有好的結(jié)果
Are due to base motives and bad intentions you are giving politicians and policymakers way too much credit for being effective
是因為他們的動機(jī)和不良企圖 那你就太看得起政界人士和政策制定者們 所起的作用了
