The undertow of business as usual seems especially strong this year.

但一切如旧的现状对美国人造成的影响在今年似乎特别大。

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Skeptics said he also knew he could not fight the undertow of Chappaquiddick.

怀疑论者却说，这是因为他也明白，查帕奎迪克事件的影响会卷土重来，而他无法摆脱这种恶劣影响。

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I realize now how ancient these identities are, how deep the lug they exert on men, the undertow of a thousand generations.

我现在认识到，这样的身世由来已久，沉重地压在男人身上，千代万载像水下逆流似的搅得他们不得翻身。

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How can these companies boost their chances of riding the Chinese wave rather than being dragged down by the undertow?

ECONOMIST: Schumpeter

With all artists, because of the undertow of history and self-loathing, there is a tremendous push toward self-obliteration that occurs onstage.

NEWYORKER: We Are Alive

The undertow of defiance in all this was quite deliberate.

ECONOMIST: Liz Claiborne