Session Alignment

S1

The uses of nostalgia

T1

追忆过去的效用

S2

Nostalgia can be harnessed for good .

T2

追忆过去可以惠及现在。

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 世纪伊始，欧洲和美国都追随曾经的辉煌，都经历了类似的技术、文化和地缘政治的变革。

S4

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

T4

之后，欧美国家经历了冲突和社会变革，带来了全民投票权和全民教育。

S5

Today ’s politicians can learn from that time .

T5

历史能够给当今的政客提供经验。

S6

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

T6

首先，他们必须避免战争，保护国际组织，提升国际组织的能力。

S7

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

T7

但是，他们也应当拿出魄力，解决不安全和异化问题。

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

这意味着，国家政府必须更好地服务公民，保证公民能够终生接受教育，改革税收制度，下放权力到城市和地区政府，防止气候灾难，处理好移民问题。

S9

The nostalgists are on to something .

T9

复兴派正朝着某个目标前进。

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

如果一种执政方式看似已经衰落，而新的方式还未出现，那么从过去可以找到重要的经验。