標題:Joe Biden’s tragic curtain call

Hubris kept him too long in the presidential race and he will be remembered chiefly for easing Trump’s return

正文： If the essence of Greek tragedy is that the hero is undone by his flaws, Joe Biden gets star billing. He defeated Donald Trump, stood up to Russia, enacted more reforms than Bill Clinton and Barack Obama and bequeaths a robust economy. That made Biden a hero to America’s left and beyond. Yet most of his achievements will now be erased. His legacy is Trump’s return. After Biden, the deluge. He largely has himself to blame.

知識點：undo v.

1. to open sth that is fastened, tied or wrapped打開；解開；拆開

to undo a button/knot/zip, etc. 解開紐扣、解開繩結、拉開拉鎖等

2. to cancel the effect of sth消除，取消，廢止（某事的影響）

He undid most of the good work of the previous manager.他把前任經理的大部分功績都毀掉了。

3. to make sb/sth fail打敗；挫敗

The team was undone by the speed and strength of their opponents.這個隊被對手的速度和體力打敗了。

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