Britain’s new prime minister has inherited a country in a funk(沮丧，消沉)—and a Labour Party in a slump(暴跌，低迷). On taking office on July 20th, Andy Burnham showed he could tap into the mood of a nation which needs a lift, and a party which needs a fresh start.(7月20日就职时，安迪·伯纳姆展现出他能把握一个需要提振的国家和一个需要新开始的政党的情绪。) Speaking in Downing Street, he declared: “Let us make this the moment when Britain starts to believe again.”
英国新首相接手了一个情绪低落的国家和一个萎靡不振的工党。7月20日就职时，安迪·伯纳姆展现出他能把握一个需要提振的国家和一个需要新开始的政党的情绪。他在唐宁街发表讲话时宣称：“让我们把这一刻变成英国重新开始相信的时刻。”
Britons are feeling pessimistic(悲观的) about their future. Nearly-two thirds believe the country is heading in the wrong direction, according to polling by Ipsos. This gloomy outlook has persisted since the covid-19 pandemic gave way to a spike in inflation more than four years ago, and Mr Burnham’s four predecessors struggled to shift it.(这种悲观情绪自新冠疫情让位于四年多前的通胀飙升以来一直持续，伯纳姆的四位前任都未能改变这一局面。) Gathering his cabinet for the first time on July 21st, the prime minister told his team they needed to “take that little bit of pressure off people’s shoulders”.
英国人对自己的未来感到悲观。根据益普索的民调，近三分之二的人认为国家正朝着错误的方向发展。这种悲观情绪自新冠疫情让位于四年多前的通胀飙升以来一直持续，伯纳姆的四位前任都未能改变这一局面。7月21日首次召集内阁时，首相告诉他的团队，他们需要“减轻人们肩上的一点压力”。
Mr Burnham is a good communicator; that is why Labour MPs are excited about a change from the stolid(呆板的，不动声色的) Sir Keir Starmer. Alas, his rhetoric(修辞，言辞) has not been matched by a transformative vision for government. Sixteen years after he first tried to become party leader, and a year since he began planning for his new job in earnest, Mr Burnham has hit the ground strolling.(在他首次尝试成为党领袖十六年后，以及他开始认真规划新工作一年后，伯纳姆先生已经起步缓慢。)
伯纳姆先生是一位善于沟通的人；这就是为什么工党议员们对从呆板的基尔·斯塔默爵士换人感到兴奋。唉，他的言辞并未与变革性的政府愿景相匹配。在他首次尝试成为党领袖十六年后，以及他开始认真规划新工作一年后，伯纳姆先生已经起步缓慢。