争夺各种公职的常规选举使得政客对人民的诉求极度敏感——其中包括像奴隶制和种族隔离制这种不好的诉求。
Regular elections for a great multitude of offices have bred politicians acutely sensitive to the things that people want-including the bad things, such as slavery and segregation.
极度的贫穷使人认识到并珍视那些被富人看作是当然的事，这就使他对别人的实际需要更敏感。
Severe poverty makes one appreciate and value that whichthe affluent may take for granted and consequently makes one sensitiveto the practical needs of others.
对石油的极度依赖(以及较低的石油消费税)，造成美国经济对油价的涨跌十分敏感。
America's economy is needlessly vulnerable, thanks to its addiction to oil (and light taxation of it). Yet inflation is extremely low and the economy has plenty of slack.
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