That moment helps to explain why Republicans describe Mr Reid’s reign as majority leader, between 2007 and 2015, as a dark chapter.
詞匯突破：reign 統(tǒng)治，治理
解析:這個句子的難點就在于：describe Mr Reid’s reign as majority leader, between 2007 and 2015, as a dark chapter. 簡化一下是：describe reign as a dark chapter 兩個as的搭配有點干擾性;
參考譯文：那樣的時刻也就解釋了為什么共和黨人會把2007年到2015年，也就是Reid擔(dān)任多數(shù)派領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人這段時間，描述為黑暗的一章。
這篇文章的最后還給出了這樣的一句
Mr. Reid is a symptom of increased partisanship in the senate, not the cause.
詞匯突破：partisanship 黨派偏見
這里的symptom和cause用的很有意思，其實就是“結(jié)果，表現(xiàn)”和“原因”
參考譯文： Mr. Reid是參議院中黨派紛爭加劇的表現(xiàn)而不是原因。
To those who are unaware that animal research was needed to produce these treatments，as well as new treatments and vaccines，animal research seems wasteful at best and cruel at worst.
詞匯突破：
unaware 未認(rèn)識到的，未覺察到的
Vaccine 疫苗
Cruel 殘忍
句子解析：
句子切分：To those/who are unaware that animal research was needed to produce these treatments，as well as new treatments and vaccines，/animal research seems wasteful at best and cruel at worst.
簡化： To A, animal research seems wasteful and cruel.
A= those who are unaware that animal research was needed to produce these treatments，as well as new treatments and vaccines
其他成分： who are unaware that animal research was needed to produce these treatments，as well as new treatments and vaccines (those的定語從句)
狀語：at best 至多，充其量;頂多
at worst adv.在最壞的情況下 (這兩個短語的翻譯是需要在語境中來完成的)
翻譯點撥：可以將任何一個較長的部分單獨成句。再翻其他部分;一般將英文的被動可改譯為中文的主動;
參考譯文： 有些人不了解生產(chǎn)這些治療手段以及新的一些治療手段和疫苗是需要動物研究的。對于他們而言，動物研究說的好聽是浪費，說的難聽是殘忍。
還可以翻譯為：對于一些人而言，動物研究說的好聽是浪費，說的難聽是殘忍。因為他們不知道生產(chǎn)這些治療手段以及新的治療手段和疫苗是需要動物研究的。
詞匯突破：reign 統(tǒng)治，治理
解析:這個句子的難點就在于：describe Mr Reid’s reign as majority leader, between 2007 and 2015, as a dark chapter. 簡化一下是：describe reign as a dark chapter 兩個as的搭配有點干擾性;
參考譯文：那樣的時刻也就解釋了為什么共和黨人會把2007年到2015年，也就是Reid擔(dān)任多數(shù)派領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人這段時間，描述為黑暗的一章。
這篇文章的最后還給出了這樣的一句
Mr. Reid is a symptom of increased partisanship in the senate, not the cause.
詞匯突破：partisanship 黨派偏見
這里的symptom和cause用的很有意思，其實就是“結(jié)果，表現(xiàn)”和“原因”
參考譯文： Mr. Reid是參議院中黨派紛爭加劇的表現(xiàn)而不是原因。
To those who are unaware that animal research was needed to produce these treatments，as well as new treatments and vaccines，animal research seems wasteful at best and cruel at worst.
詞匯突破：
unaware 未認(rèn)識到的，未覺察到的
Vaccine 疫苗
Cruel 殘忍
句子解析：
句子切分：To those/who are unaware that animal research was needed to produce these treatments，as well as new treatments and vaccines，/animal research seems wasteful at best and cruel at worst.
簡化： To A, animal research seems wasteful and cruel.
A= those who are unaware that animal research was needed to produce these treatments，as well as new treatments and vaccines
其他成分： who are unaware that animal research was needed to produce these treatments，as well as new treatments and vaccines (those的定語從句)
狀語：at best 至多，充其量;頂多
at worst adv.在最壞的情況下 (這兩個短語的翻譯是需要在語境中來完成的)
翻譯點撥：可以將任何一個較長的部分單獨成句。再翻其他部分;一般將英文的被動可改譯為中文的主動;
參考譯文： 有些人不了解生產(chǎn)這些治療手段以及新的一些治療手段和疫苗是需要動物研究的。對于他們而言，動物研究說的好聽是浪費，說的難聽是殘忍。
還可以翻譯為：對于一些人而言，動物研究說的好聽是浪費，說的難聽是殘忍。因為他們不知道生產(chǎn)這些治療手段以及新的治療手段和疫苗是需要動物研究的。