Sth. has become an important issue recently.

最近，某事已经成为一个重要问题了

The ethical judgments of the Supreme Court justices have become an important issue recently. 对联邦最高法院法官的道德评判已经成为最近的一个重要问题。

Sb. acted in ways that

weaken sth’s reputation for being adj.

某人的行为削弱的某物（怎样）的名声

Justices acted in ways that weaken the court’s reputation for being independent and impartial. 法官的行为削弱了法院独立公正的名声

Part of the problem

is that sb. is not bound by sth.

部分问题（原因）在于某些人不受…的约束

Part of the problem is that the justices are not bound by an ethics code. 部分原因在于法官并不受到的规范的约束

Sb. should make itself

subject to the code of conduct that applies to somebody else.

某人应该从属于（遵守）同样适用于其他人的行为准则

The court should make itself subject to the code of conduct that applies to the rest of the federal judiciary.

法院应该遵守适用于其他联邦司法系统的行为准则

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This and other similar cases raise the question of whether

there is still a line between A and B.

这一事件和其他类似的情况提出了一个质疑， 那就是在A和B之间是否还存在界限

This and other similar cases raise the question of

whether there is still a line between the court and politics.

这一事件和其他类似的情况提出了一个质疑，那就在法院和政治之间是否还存在界限

Sb. must address doubts about A

by making themselves accountable to B.

某人必须对B负责（遵守B）， 以此来解决人们对A的质疑

The justices must address doubts about the court’s legitimacy by making themselves accountable to the code of conduct.

法官们必须对行为准则负责（遵守行为准则），以此来解决关于法院公正性的质疑

Come on –Everybody’s doing it. That whispered message, half invitation and half forcing, is what most of us think of when we hear the words peer pressure.

A is what most of us think of when we hear the words B.

当我们听到B这个词的时候，我们大多数人想到的是A

Come on –Everybody’s doing it. That whispered message, half invitation and half forcing, is what most of us think of when we hear the words peer pressure.

当我们听到“同龄人压力”这个词语的时候，我们大多数人想到的是带有一半邀请性质，一半强迫性质的类似悄悄话般的信息——“来嘛，大家都这么做”。

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A usually leads to no good. But sb. contends that

A can also be a positive force.

A 通常会造成不好的事情。

但是某人认为A也可以成为一种积极的力量

It usually leads to no good-drinking, drugs and casual sex. But in her new book Join the Club, Tina Rosenberg contends that peer pressure can also be a positive force.

这（同龄人压力）通常会导致不好的事情——诸如酗酒、嗑药和滥交。但是Tina Rosenberg在她的新书《加入俱乐部》中认为，同龄人压力也可以成为一种积极的力量。

Sb. use the power of A

to help individuals improve their lives and possibly the word.

某人运用A的力量来帮助人们改善他们的生活， 甚至是改善这个世界

Organizations and officials use the power of group dynamics to help individuals improve their lives and possibly the word.

很多机构和官员运用群体动力学的力量来帮助个人改善生活，甚至是改善世界

Sb ,插入语, offers a host of example of A in action.

（怎么样的）某人提供了大量的在起作用的A的例子

Rosenberg, the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize, offers a host of example of the social cure in action. 普利策奖获得者Rosenberg提供了大量的正在起作用的社会治疗的例子

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A state-sponsored A program sets out to make B uncool.

一个由州政府资助的关于A的活动计划 试图使B变得不受欢迎

A state-sponsored antismoking program called Rage Against the Haze sets out to make cigarettes uncool.

一个由州政府资助的称为“对厌恶的愤怒”的反吸烟运动， 试图使吸烟变得不再酷

Sb’s critique of the lameness of A is spot-on.

某人对A的不足之处的评论是很到位的

Her critique of the lameness of many pubic-health campaigns is spot-on. 她对于许多公共健康运动的不足之处的评论是很到位的

Sb demonstrate

a seriously flawed understanding of A.

某人显示出对A的严重不足的理解

They demonstrate a seriously flawed understanding of psychology. 他们显示出对心理学的严重不足的理解

Sb. argues convincingly that A ought to take a page from B, so skilled at applying C.

某人确信地认为，A应该学习非常善于应用C的B/

Rosenberg argues convincingly that public-health advocates ought to take a page from advertisers, so skilled at applying peer pressure.

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