摘要：Yet today, they are also symbols of dysfunction, plagued by crime, failing schools, homelessness, and crumbling infrastructure.

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be plagued by深受...困扰，折磨

Yet today, they are also symbols of dysfunction, plagued by crime, failing schools, homelessness, and crumbling infrastructure.

然而时至今日，它们却成了社会失序的象征——犯罪猖獗、教育崩坏、流浪者激增、基础设施破败不堪。

the law of the land 普世规定，默认的规则

I’ve done dozens of these things since they became the law of the land a few years ago.

自几年前这类培训成为普遍规定以来，我参与的场次已不计其数。

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strong suit 长处，强项

Eye-hand coordination just isn’t my strong suit.

手眼协调确实不是我的强项。

tools for their toolbox工具箱里的工具，指工作方法或技能 - 常被用作陈词滥调

We’re just trying to provide managers with tools for their toolbox, I recall one webinar leader purring into her computer’s microphone.

记得有位培训主讲人曾对着麦克风柔声细语："我们只是希望为管理者们提供实用的管理工具。

in this scenario在这种情况下，照此看来

In this scenario, babies are not so different from people with famous cases of amnesia, such as Henry Molaison and Lonni Sue Johnson, both of whom sufferedhippocampal damage in adulthood that made them unable to store memories.

在这种情况下，婴儿与那些著名的失忆症患者（如亨利·莫莱森和朗尼·苏·约翰逊）并无太大不同，这两人都是在成年后海马体受损，导致无法储存记忆。

press ahead with 坚决继续

The survey also revealed palpable concern that countries or even individuals could decide unilaterally to press ahead with climate interventions despite misgivings from other nations.

调查还揭示了一个切实的担忧：国家甚至个人可能会不顾其他国家的反对，单方面决定推行气候干预措施。

来源：智渊教育