TED演讲:在危机中前行(11)

 Number two, there's power in promiscuous¹ thinking. 第二，胡思乱想的力量

Another striking similarity among good problem-solvers is that they're all pragmatists. 另一个好的问题解决者的显着相似点是他们都是实用主义者

They'll steal the best answers from wherever they find them, 他们会窃取最好的答案，不管这答案来自哪里

and they don't let details like party or ideology² or sentimentality get in their way. 并且他们不会让诸如政党、意识形态或情感之类的细节来挡道 

As I mentioned earlier, Indonesia's democrats³ were clever enough 正如我之前提到的，印尼的民主主义者非常聪明地 

to steal many of the Islamists' best campaign promises for themselves. 窃取了很多伊斯兰主义的竞选承诺来为已所用。

They even invited some of the radicals⁴ into their governing coalition⁵. 他们甚至邀请了一些激进派进入到执政联盟。

Now, that horrified⁶ a lot of secular⁷ Indonesians. 这一举动吓坏了很多世俗的印尼人。

But by forcing the radicals to actually help govern, 但是通过迫使这些激进派去真正的帮助治理国家，

it quickly exposed the fact that they weren't any good at the job, 迅速地暴露出他们根本不能胜任这些工作的事实

and it got them mixed up in all of the grubby compromises 并且他们与那些肮脏的妥协混淆不清

and petty humiliations that are part of everyday politics. 而卑微是日常政治生活的一部分。

And that hurt their image so badly that they've never recovered. 这些使得他们的形象遭受重创，直到现在都没翻过身来。

Number three, please all of the people some of the time. 第三，有时候需要取悦所有的人。

I know I just mentioned how crises can grant leaders extraordinary freedoms. 我知道我刚刚提到过危机能够给领导人提供非凡的自由。

And that's true, but problem-solving often requires more than just boldness. 那是事实，但是解决问题通常不仅仅需要勇敢。

It takes showing restraint, too, just when that's the last thing you want to do. 当碰到你不愿意去做的事时，还要表现出克制

Take Trudeau: when he took office, 以特鲁多为例：当他就任时

he could easily have put his core constituency, that is Canada's French community, first. 他可以轻易地把自己的核心支持者，也就是加拿大的法语群体放在优先的位置。

He could have pleased some of the people all of the time. 他可以一直取悦这一部分人。

And Pena could have used his power to keep attacking the opposition⁸, as was traditional in Mexico. 而培尼亚也可以用他的权力去继续攻击反对派，就像之前的墨西哥传统政坛一样。

1 promiscuous   

adj.杂乱的，随便的

参考例句：

• They were taking a promiscuous stroll when it began to rain.他们正在那漫无目的地散步，突然下起雨来。
• Alec know that she was promiscuous and superficial.亚历克知道她是乱七八糟和浅薄的。

2 ideology   

n.意识形态，(政治或社会的)思想意识

参考例句：

• The ideology has great influence in the world.这种思想体系在世界上有很大的影响。
• The ideal is to strike a medium between ideology and inspiration.我的理想是在意识思想和灵感鼓动之间找到一个折衷。

3 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 radicals   

n.激进分子( radical的名词复数 )；根基；基本原理；[数学]根数

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals. 一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The worry is that the radicals will grow more intransigent. 现在人们担忧激进分子会变得更加不妥协。 来自辞典例句

5 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

6 horrified   

a.(表现出)恐惧的

参考例句：

• The whole country was horrified by the killings. 全国都对这些凶杀案感到大为震惊。
• We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons. 地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。

7 secular   

n.牧师，凡人；adj.世俗的，现世的，不朽的

参考例句：

• We live in an increasingly secular society.我们生活在一个日益非宗教的社会。
• Britain is a plural society in which the secular predominates.英国是个世俗主导的多元社会。

8 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。