Session Alignment

S1

The uses of nostalgia

T1

怀旧情绪的作用

S2

Nostalgia can be harnessed for good .

T2

怀旧情绪是有利用价值的。

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 世纪初，面临科技、地缘政治和文化转变的持续冲击，欧洲和美国也曾经历过怀旧的阶段。

S4

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

T4

后来，经历过一段冲突不断、社会问题严峻的时期，欧洲和美国的人民普遍有了选举权和受教育权。

S5

Today ’s politicians can learn from that time .

T5

今天，政治家可以借鉴那段时期的做法。

S6

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

T6

当然，要通过保护并加强国际组织，团结各国，共同你努力，避免战争。

S7

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

T7

同时，政治家还应当使用大胆的手段，以便处理人们的不安全感和一些异化的行为。

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

想要达到这样的目的，每一个国家都应当更加努力，让每一个公民都能接受终身教育，完善税收政策，把权力下方到各个城市和地区，应对并缓解气候性灾难，实施合理的移民管理政策。

S9

The nostalgists are on to something .

T9

人们支持怀旧情绪的确有一些道理。

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

当单一的世界运行模式看上去已经疲乏无力，然而新的管理模式尚未出现，那么历史是人们应当学习的很重要的一课。