政府在改革上变得紧张胆小。

The Government is getting cold feet about the reforms.

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

政府鼓励所有的政党在改革过程中发挥建设性的作用。

The government is encouraging all parties to play a constructive role in the reform process.

《牛津词典》

改革在零零星星地进行。

The reforms were implemented piecemeal.

《牛津词典》

We find ourselves in today's reading, Areopagitica in the middle of the English Revolution, sometimes called the Puritan Revolution.

我们在今天的阅读中发现自己，《论出版自由》,在英国革命，也就是有时被称为清教改革，的过程中。

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In American history our reform crusades have usually had to do with one of several objects or purposes or problems.

在美国历史上我们为理想而进行的改革,通常与如下几个目的,或意图,或者问题之一有关联

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President Obama said in late June that he is determined to enact a major reform at the end of the summer.

奥巴马总统六月份时说,他坚决,要在夏天结束前实施改革。

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