Session Alignment

S1

The uses of nostalgia

T1

化用情怀

S2

Nostalgia can be harnessed for good .

T2

情怀亦有妙用。

S3

At the start of the 20 th century , Europe and America were nostalgic , too , buffeted by a similar confluence of technological , geopolitical and cultural change .

T3

20 世纪之处，欧洲和美国不断遭受着相同的技术、地缘政治和文化变故的冲击，因而人民也充满情怀。

S4

Then a period of conflict and social upheaval led to universal suffrage and education for all .

T4

冲突不断、时局动荡，在此之下，全民公投、全民教育应运而生。

S5

Today ’s politicians can learn from that time .

T5

如今的政客们从中可学得一二。

S6

They must avoid war , obviously , by preserving and enhancing the institutions that enable countries to work together .

T6

比如，人人都知道避战，而这一目的可以通过保障和支持促成国家间合作的组织机构来达成。

S7

But they should also find bold ways to deal with insecurity and alienation .

T7

但是政客们也应勇于寻求途径应对动社会动乱和外来势力。

S8

That will involve the state working harder for the citizen by making education available throughout people ’s lives , by overhauling taxation , devolving power to cities and regions , averting climate catastrophe , and wise management of immigration .

T8

这就要求一个国家不断奋进，使其公民都能得到教育，完善税收制度，向地方放权，避免气候灾害，合理管理移民。

S9

The nostalgists are on to something .

T9

抱有情怀之人身负使命。

S10

When one way of running the world seems to be exhausted , but the next has yet to come into being , the past holds important lessons .

T10

世界之道一条通向死胡同时，另一条便早已在酝酿之中了，而过去往往蕴藏着宝贵经验。