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 will not be able to plead ignorance.
但保守党将不能因无知而求饶。
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 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。
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 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。
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。
The Tories will have to supply a more comprehensive prospectus than they have so far.
届时托利党应该会提供一个前所未有的非常全面的计划书。
So proposing cuts may hurt the Tories less in the next election than in previous ones.
所以，主张削减在下次大选中给保守党带来的负面效应将少于历次大选。
Part of the Tories' plan for fixing the finances involves a fiscal version of the show.
保守党在修复金融方面的部分计划简直就是财政版的“学徒”。
This will set a new baseline against which the Tories will have to find extra economies.
这会设置一个新的基线，迫使保守党不得不找出更多的节约措施。
My grandma loves the Royals, but she hates the Tories, and I think she's pretty typical.
我奶奶喜欢皇家，但她讨厌的保守党，我觉得她非常典型。
The Tories' policy wonks now travel the world to study real-life examples of power-spreading.
托利党的政策研究者们正在全球各地研究权利分散的实证经验。
He will want to capture enough local seats so that the Tories have overall control themselves.
他想要夺得足够的地方席位，这样保守党自身拥有全面的控制力。
If he does this, especially if the economy recovers, he will have a chance against the Tories.
如果他做到了这一点，尤其是如果经济能复苏，他将有机会与保守党一决高低。
Their team has conjured up a couple of decent slogans; the Tories are still groping for theirs.
他们协同合作，提出了数个有号召力的口号；而保守党在此方面却毫无建树。
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