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His status in Lord Wellington’s headquarters and the recognition given to him for his work were all bound up with the class politics of the army at the time.

他在威灵顿勋爵司令部中的地位以及他的工作所获得的认可，都与当时军队中的阶级政治密切相关。

raise women’s position in politics.

提高女性的政治地位。

Carnegie would be right if arguments were fights, which is how we often think of them. Like physical fights, verbal fights can leave both sides bloodied. Even when you win, you end up no better off. Your prospects would be almost as dismal if arguments were even just competitions — like, say, tennis games. Pairs of opponents hit the ball back and forth until one winner emerges from all who entered. Everybody else loses. This kind of thinking is why so many people try to avoid arguments, especially about politics and religion.

如果争论就是争斗——我们常常这样看待争论——那么卡耐基就是对的。和肢体冲突一样，口头争斗也会让双方都头破血流。即使你赢了，最终也不会更好。即便争论只是竞赛——比如说网球比赛——你的前景也几乎同样黯淡。对手们两两对阵，来回击球，直到所有参赛者中产生一个胜者。其他人都是输家。正是这种想法让那么多人尽量避免争论，尤其是关于政治和宗教的争论。

is not well reflected in politics.

在政治中没有得到很好的体现。

From career to community and family, these contrasts suggest that in the aftermath of the searing Great Recession, those just starting out in life are defining priorities and expectations that will increasingly spread through virtually all aspects of American life, from consumer preferences to housing patterns to politics.

从事业到社区和家庭，这些差异表明，在惨痛的大衰退之后，刚刚起步的年轻人正在确立一些优先事项和期望，这些优先事项和期望将日益渗透到美国生活的几乎所有方面，从消费偏好到住房模式再到政治。

When public opinion is particularly polarised, as it was following the end of the Franco regime, monarchs can rise above “mere” politics and “embody” a spirit of national unity.

当公众舆论特别两极分化时，就像佛朗哥政权结束后那样，君主可以超越“单纯的”政治，“体现”民族团结的精神。