“犬儒主义”一般认为是苏格拉底的弟子安提斯泰尼创立的,另一人物第欧根尼则因为住在木桶里的怪异行为而成为更有名的犬儒主义者。当时奉行这一主义的哲学家或思想家,他们的举止言谈行为方式甚至生活态度与狗的某些特征很相似,他们旁若无人、放浪形骸、不知廉耻,却忠诚可靠、感觉灵敏、敌我分明、敢咬敢斗。
当然,共和党不是唯一的犬儒主义者。
除去那些犬儒主义者,各行各业的人们都走上前来,为这个法案而战斗。
Despite all the Uncle Cynics, people from all walks of life came forward to fight for the bill.
但是正是这些职业犬儒主义者有可能让我们在气候灾难到来之前毫无作为。这是多么可怕的事情。
But it's terrifying to realize that this kind of cynical careerism - for that's what it is - has probably ensured that we won't do anything about climate change until catastrophe is already upon us.
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