Mr Frauenfelder rightly highlights the impotent fury aroused by tamper-proof tabs seals, and the joy of mastering recalcitrant gadgets.

弗劳恩菲尔德先生恰当地突出了被那些防止乱拆乱动的标签封条激起的无力的愤怒，以及自如地掌控那些难以驯服的装置的乐趣。

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So he curses existence, curses God at having made him so impotent that he can't change the fact that two plus two equals four.

所以他诅咒生存，诅咒上帝让他如此无能,无能到无法改变二加二等于四的事实。

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But since 2011 a simple majority has sufficed (a supermajority is still needed to approve any tax rises), which is why the Republicans were reduced to impotent grouches during the recent debate.

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