WHEN the American economy sickens, there is nothing Congress likes more than to call in a few chief executives for hearings in which politicians can upbraid big business.

当美国经济病体虚弱之时，国会最喜欢干的事就是召集几位大公司的首席执行官来开听证会，并在听证会上厉声斥责他们。

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The captain upbraid his men for falling asleep.

上尉因他的部下睡着了而斥责他们。

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The Greek chorus has a privileged relationship with the protagonists: its leader often stops in mid-commentary to talk to the hero and praise or upbraid him for his intended actions.

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There is nothing worse than a formerly promiscuous aunt now on a crusade for moral rectitude playing the harpy and scold in the sick room, elbowing the doctor aside to upbraid the patient with inappropriately timed, self-righteous sermons.

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