For these critics, a liberal is bad enough. A "MASSACHUSETTS liberal" is the very worst of a bossy, free-spending, irresponsible tribe.

在这些批评家看来，一个自由派分子是非常坏的，而“马萨诸塞州自由派”则是一帮最坏的专横霸道、花钱无度、不负责任的人。

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Williams College, a prestigious liberal arts school in Massachusetts, announced last month that for the first time in 46 years, its tuition would remain steady at $31,520.

马萨诸塞州的著名文科大学威廉姆斯学院上个月宣布其学费将维持在31,520美元的水平上，这开了46六年来的先例。

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Timothy Jay, a psychologist at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts who has studied cursing for 35 years, says profanities are an irreplaceable form of expression.

麻省理工学院心理学家蒂莫西·杰研究说脏话35年，他称：脏话是一种不可替代的表达形式。

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But the Republican victory in liberal Massachusetts was seen in large part as a sign of voter anger across the country about the economy.

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Still, turning a Massachusetts liberal into a centrist is hard.

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He will also try to peg Mr Kerry as a Massachusetts liberal, of the Michael Dukakis variety (Mr Dukakis was trounced by Mr Bush's father in the 1988 election after being branded wishy-washy).

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That's why Mitt was the last in 16 years of Republican governors for stereotypically liberal Massachusetts.

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