【精读20181204】A state election signals disaster for Australia’s ruling party
Victorian values
1.主旨
尽管在Andrew执政期间，维多利亚州是全澳大利亚经济增长最快的周，市政、安乐死方面取得了成绩，偏保守的自由党鼓吹南苏丹的移民、犯罪问题，自由党仍然可能输掉与劳工党在该州的竞选。
2.词汇
（1）“In a state election on November 24th it was returned to power in a landslide.”
以压倒性的胜利
eg. Rodrigo Duterte won the presidential election in the Philippines in a landslide victory over Mar Roxas, a former member of the cabinet of the outgoing president, Benigno Aquino. 罗德里戈·杜特尔特（Rodrigo Duterte）以压倒性的优势战胜马尔·罗哈斯（Mar Roxas）获得菲律宾总统大选的胜利。
（2）“Results are still trickling in, but as The Economist went to press, the Labor party had won almost 43% of first-choice votes (the electoral system allows voters to rank parties in order of preference), compared with 31% for the Liberals, the country’s conservative ruling party. ”
缓慢流出，慢慢出结果
（3）“Their marauding gangs make Victorians “scared to go out to restaurants”, complained the reactionary federal immigration minister, Peter Dutton, after a spate of crimes last year. ”
marauding / məˈrɔːdɪŋ / a.（人)四处劫掠的; (动物)四处攫食的 [文学性] 例： Marauding gangs of armed men have been looting food relief supplies. 持械抢劫团伙一直在四处抢劫救济食品。
reactionary / rɪˈækʃənərɪ / 反动的; 保守的 [表不满] 例： It became clear to everyone that the chairman was too reactionary, too blinkered. 现在每人都看清了主席太保守、太狭隘。
spate / speɪt / A spate of things, especially unpleasant things, is a large number of them that happen or appear within a short period of time. 一连串 例： ...the recent spate of attacks on horses. …最近对马的一连串袭击。
（4）“African chaos” shrieked the state’s most-read newspaper, following a fracas in August.”
shriek / ʃriːk / ( shrieking , shrieked , shrieks ) 1. V-I When someone shrieks, they make a short, very loud cry, for example, because they are suddenly surprised, are in pain, or are laughing. 尖叫 例： She shrieked and leapt from the bed. 她尖叫着从那张床上跳了起来。
（5）“But this tub-thumping does not seem to have resonated. ”
ˈtub-ˌthumping noisy, violent, or ranting public speaking 慷慨激昂的公共演讲
Resonate 共鸣
（6）“In the wealthy suburban constituency of Brighton, which Labor has never won, its 19-year-old candidate, a student, lost by only a whisker.”
差一点点
（7）“The right wing, led by Mr Dutton, attempted to drag the party in its direction in August by deposing the moderate prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull. ”
depose / dɪˈpəʊz / 罢免 [usu passive] 例： Mr. Ben Bella was deposed in a coup in 1965. 本·贝拉先生在1965年的一次政变中被罢免了。
（8）“Some claimed this would help win marginal votes in the conservative state of Queensland. In the past the party has had great electoral success stoking fears about unchecked immigration.”
At the moment, though, the bond market seems to be stoking risk. 尽管如此，目前债券市场的入市风险似乎正逐步攀升。
（9）“Yet its obvious fear-mongering and its refusal even to discuss climate change—coal is another of the right wing’s pet causes—have alienated centrists, leading to trouncings at recent by-elections in Sydney and rural New South Wales. ”
Monger 商人、贩子
His best line was in response to Quayle’s support for congressional term limits, a pet cause for conservatives: We’re fixin to limit one. 他最绝妙的话是应对奎尔主张对国会议员施行任期限制——保守派最热衷的提案——所说的：“我们肯定是要限制一项任期的。”
Centrist 中立派议员
trounce / traʊns / 轻松战胜; 大胜 [非正式] 例： The 49ers trounced the Miami Dolphins 38-16. 49人队以38比16的比分大胜迈阿密海豚队。
3.句法
“That should serve as a warning to the federal Liberal party, which is locked in an ideological identity battle ahead of an election due by May.”“Death, destruction and investment”
