来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1871年后的法国第9集第9集》

and the same members are often returned year after year,

下议院的成员几乎不变
the same bribes are given, big casks of wine or

不变的还有对官员的贿赂
barrels of wine are put up

一桶桶的美酒
near a voting proceeds-- booth and everything

总是在选举前送来
at least this is in the popular imagination

这至少是人们对于一个高深的政治俱乐部
as a political club of swinging door ministries.

最热门的想象
And certainly if you look at,

如果你看看
just take 1889 to 1893 and

以1889年到1893年间为例
you're not responsible for this

[你们不用记这些数字
because basically who cares about these details

因为没人在意这些细节]
but there are 546 different sessions

总共有546次会议进行
between 1889 and 1893,

在1889年和1893年之间