The resignation brought the curtain down on a riveting three-day drama — played out, sometimes, as farce — that made Spitzer an instant punchline on late-night TV and fascinated Americans with the spectacle of a crusading politician exposed as a hypocrite.

The resignation brought the curtain down on a riveting three-day drama — played out, sometimes, as farce — that made Spitzer an instant punchline on late-night TV and fascinated Americans with the spectacle of a crusading politician exposed as a hypocrite.
辞职使引人瞩目的三日戏剧(间或演成闹剧)落下帷幕。此事使思必策(Spitzer)成为夜间节目现成的笑料，道德挂帅的政治家被揭露为伪君子的怪象也让美国民众惊奇。