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But by the end of a year, both the pace and above all the bureaucratic stresses in the White House were beginning to show.
不過，到了年底，無論是白宮的進度，還是白宮內部的官僚壓力，尤其是這些壓力，都已經開始顯現出來。
Disagreements with Cabinet departments started to undermine his position.
與內閣部門的分歧開始削弱麥克馬斯特的地位。
He began to receive less support from the Pentagon and Kelly,
五角大樓和凱利（白宮幕僚長）給予他的支持越來越少，
and his solid, thoughtful and measured personality naturally grated on the boss.
他那沉穩、睿智、節制的個性自然也讓老板對他感到很惱火。
The rumors of his dismissal have been circulating for months.
麥克馬斯特被解雇的謠言已經流傳了好幾個月了。
The fact that he has chosen retirement instead of moving on to a fourth star speaks volumes.
他選擇了退休而不是繼續爭取第四顆星的事實也說明了一切。
I SUSPECT AND HOPE we will see more of H.R. McMaster.
我懷疑，也希望我們還能繼續看到麥克馬斯特。
His intellect and depth of experience will be valuable to the private sector,
他的才智以及他豐富的經驗對私營部門來說非常寶貴，
and I hope he will return to government in an Administration more in line with both his sensible, centrist views and, perhaps more important, his rational personality.
我希望等政府和他明智的中間派觀點以及他理性的性格，后者也許更為重要，更一致的時候，他還能夠回到政府繼續工作。
In shifting to John Bolton, we go from a centrist to a neocon;
從麥克馬斯特到約翰·博爾頓，我們經歷的是從中間派到新保守主義者的轉變：
from a calming personality who builds teams to a harsh ideologue who drives them into the ground;
是從組建團隊的冷靜型性格到把團隊逼入困境的苛刻空想家的轉變;
and from a practitioner of smart power to a theorist of hard power.
也是從巧力的踐行者到硬實力理論家的轉變。
The drums of war are beating louder,
戰鼓聲越來越響，
and in the Pentagon they are taking a deep breath
五角大樓里，大家都在深呼吸，
and preparing for conlict not only on the banks of the Potomac, but also, more dangerously, around the world.
為這場不僅發生在波托馬克河沿岸，更危險的是，還發生在世界各地的戰爭準備著。
We are poorer for the departure of H.R. McMaster.
因為麥克馬斯特的離去，我們變得更為不幸了。
He deserved a better ending to his short, strange voyage.
他在白宮短暫而奇怪的征程不應以此收場。
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