I hope I'm wrong and Clegg really will tame the Tories—but I'm braced for this movie turning into One Shotgun Wedding and A Bloody Long Funeral.
我希望我是错的，克莱格真的能驯服保守党——但我已经对这部电影会变成一场强制性的婚礼和一场血腥漫长的葬礼做好了准备。
保守党在选择时机上很精明。
The Tories slipped from 20 to 15.
保守党从20席降为15席。
But how deep does the Tories' green streak run?
到底保守党为环保做了多少？
The Tories would definitely approve of that.
保守党确实会去证明这些。
One is simply that the Tories are against it.
其中之一仅仅因为保守党的反对。
The Tories will not be able to plead ignorance.
但保守党将不能因无知而求饶。
The Tories will quickly pass an emergency budget.
保守党将迅速通过一项紧急预算。
In the following three years the Tories raced ahead.
在接下来的三年，托利党人抢先一步。
The Tories are also flirting with industrial policy.
保守党也正提出产业政策。
Unfortunately, the Tories seem hasty as well as timid.
不幸的是，保守党似乎既心急又怯懦。
The Tories' big problem has been people, not policies.
人，而非政策，是托利党一直以来的最大问题。
The Tories supported the bank bail-out in 2008, he notes.
他指出，保守党曾支持2008年对银行的救助。
Even that will probably not be enough to beat the Tories.
即使做到了也许也不能击败保守党。
The Tories were the forerunners of the Conservative Party.
托利党是保守党的前身。
The Tories will also look for big savings in the welfare bill.
保守党还计划在社会福利法案中找出能够节省开支的大头项目。
For the Tories, for the Lib Dems and for Britain, it's a good deal.
对于保守党，对于自民党，甚至对于英国，这个交易都是明智的。
Gut feeling tells many Britons the Tories are best-suited to this job.
本能的直觉告诉英国人，保守党是解救他们的最佳人选。
Mr Brown struggled with Middle England, and longed to crush the Tories.
布朗同中产阶级不懈斗争，一心想粉碎保守党。
But the Tories have now clearly given warning that they intend to be radical.
但是这一次，保守党的行动已经清楚地显示他们要破例了。
But that does not mean it has become easier for the Tories to win a majority.
但这并不意味着保守党开始能够更加轻松的赢得大多数席位。
It is in areas such as these that the Tories should focus their energies.
保守党真正需要集中精力的是在这些方面。
Mr Cameron set out to rebrand the Tories as kinder and greener. It worked.
卡麦隆着手重塑保守党的形象，使其更加友善和环保。
The Tories' showing in the European election was only slightly up on 2004.
保守党在欧洲大选的表现稍比2004年好一点。
The Tories entered the campaign with a lead of up to 21% in early polling.
保守党在选举开始时占有高达21%的领先优势。
A poll published on February 28th showed the Tories ahead by just two points.
2月28号公布的一次民调结果显示他们只领先了两个百分点。
The Tories have fought unpopular closures, but may have to allow them if they win.
托利党已经得到了不得人心的结局，但是如果他们赢了的话将不得不许可他们这么做。
The Tories, the likely winners, want to return bank supervision to the Bank of England.
最有戏的赢家保守党想把银行监管权归还给英格兰银行。
The opinion polls provide both the opportunity and the motive for the Tories' move.
民意测验既为保守党提供了机会，也是其行动的动机所在。
With their elastic principles, the Tories will probably adapt to this evolving landscape.
托利党遵循灵活多变的原则，将与这种演变的格局保持一致。
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