《经济学人》小词详解

政治极化和社会撕裂导致民主共识难以达成，大选闹剧和选后乱局成为美国政治的显著特征。
Political polarization and social rifts have made it difficult to reach a democratic consensus, and election farce and post-election chaos have become prominent features of U.S. politics.

Grammar → Glamour

They were affectionate, humorous, discursive, but not the letters of a lover.
信写得很亲切，很幽默，很随便，却绝非情书。

值得一提的是，乔布斯有句名言也用到了这个习语：We're here to put a dent in the universe. Otherwise why else even be here?

Gobble vs Gabble

Fraction → Fractious

值得注意的是，用药上的禁忌叫做 contraindication ，不要想当然地误用 taboo 表示。

Ladle vs Later