My shock and embarrassment at finding mother in tears on wednesday was a perfect index of how little i understood the pressures on her . 从我在星期三发现妈哭泣时感到的震骇和窘迫，就可以看出我多么不了解她身受的种种压力。
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Some people , quite properly appalled at the abuses that occurred , will say that watergate demonstrates the bankruptcy of the american political system 有些人为所发生的舞弊行为感到震骇，这理所应当。他们会说水门事件表明美国的政治制度已经崩溃。
