1,Small wonder that although Americans still prefer their government neat and local, they are a little less hostile to federal activism these days.
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2,In one breath Mr Obama praises a bank that wrote down its claims on Chrysler and in the
next lashes out at investors who, as was their right, did not.
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3,Members of his team believe that tougher rules for business are necessary to cool voter anger that would otherwise result in even more vindictive measures. But rather than tamping down the backlash, they may only feed it.
这是经济学人5月30号上LEADER中的一篇叫Government and business in America的文章里面的句子。

1,Small wonder that although Americans still prefer their government neat and local, they are a little less hostile to federal activism these days.
不算奇怪，虽然美国人仍喜欢政府精简且地方化，但对联邦政府形式的憎恶却比以前有所减少了。```````````
2,In one breath Mr Obama praises a bank that wrote down its claims on Chrysler and in the
next lashes out at investors who, as was their right, did not.
奥巴马先表扬了一个银行，因为这个银行愿意贷款给克莱斯勒；接着奥巴马批评了不愿贷款的投资者（这是他们的权利）。
write down 有给。。买单的意思。
3,Members of his team believe that tougher rules for business are necessary to cool voter anger that would otherwise result in even more vindictive measures. But rather than tamping down the backlash, they may only feed it.
其团队成员认为有必要采取更加强硬的措施来安抚选民的怨愤，否则这些怨愤会导致选民更富报复性的活动。但是这种措施的结果可能是非但没有安抚民怨，反而助其滋长。