In the face of mass rioting, the old shibboleths were reduced to embarrassing emptiness.在大规模暴乱面前, 这种陈词滥调变成了令人难堪的空话.Before we scan the present landscape slaying a couple of shibboleths.在我们审视当前格局之前,有必要先来破除两个落伍的观点....
他谈话时，一架军用喷气式飞机在镇子上空呼啸而过。As he talked, an airforce jet screamed over the town.头顶上，直升机在呼啸，巨大的螺旋桨叶片搅动着空气。Overhead, the chopper roared and the big blades churned the air.气流一直从我们身边呼啸而过。The air was rushing past us all the time...