2019-05-01

To stop the rot in South Africa, back Cyril Ramaphosa
The liberal opposition cannot win an election on May 8th. So it is up to the president to clean up his own party’s mess
原文来源：The Economist 2019-4-27

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liberate black South Africans from votelessness and segregation
解放

seek power in order to abuse it
夺权

South Africa’s atrocious president
very bad

Honest watchdogs were sacked.
检查人，而不是看门狗。。。；解雇

Investors fled, economic growth stalled, public debt soared and unemployment (even by a narrow definition) rose from 23% to 27%.
出逃；停滞；飙升

looted national electricity firm
掠夺

keep the lights on or factories humming
工厂轰隆隆开动

Corruption has crippled public services.
严重破坏

The case for backing the liberal opposition
理由

falls short of
不足以

forge an alliance with a smaller party
努力加强

face down the mafia

face somebody ↔ down phrasal verb especially American English (see also face)
to deal in a strong and confident way with someone who opposes you:
Harrison successfully faced down the mob of angry workers.

break up Eskom’s power monopoly
打破权力垄断

enact a moratorium on job-killing regulations
停止、暂停