Good morning. Remember the Makerfield test? When Andy Burnham was elected as an MP back in June, he reassured wary voters that the constituency(选区；选民) was not a “stepping stone(跳板，垫脚石)” (to be fair, it was a bit) but a “touchstone(试金石，检验标准)”. He meant that the policies his government devised would have to matter on the high streets(商业街，主街) of Ashton and Hindley Green.
早上好。还记得“梅克菲尔德考验”吗？今年六月安迪·伯纳姆当选议员时，曾安抚心存疑虑的选民说，这个选区不是他的“跳板”（平心而论，多少有点这个意思），而是一块“试金石”。他的意思是，政府制定的政策必须在阿什顿和欣德利格林的大街上真正见效。
“A Makerfield test at the heart of British politics will make sure that the places Westminster(威斯敏斯特，代指英国中央政府) has neglected(被忽视的，被冷落的) will now get fairness,” he said.
他说：“把‘梅克菲尔德考验’置于英国政治的核心，将确保那些被威斯敏斯特忽视的地方如今能得到公平对待。”
As the Commons breaks for the jamboree of high ideas, low gossip and crap karaoke that is party conference season, it’s a good moment to ask how Burnham’s early decisions as prime minister – he’s been at it under two months, right enough – meet that test and what it tells us about his government.(下议院休会迎来政党会议季，此刻正好追问伯纳姆的早期决策如何经受考验。)
下议院即将休会，迎来各党会议季——那是一场充斥着宏大理念、低级八卦和糟糕卡拉OK的狂欢。此刻正是好时机，来追问伯纳姆作为首相的早期决策——他上任还不到两个月，没错——如何经受住这一考验，以及这能让我们看出他政府的什么端倪。
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In depth: ‘The top thing for people in Makerfield was that life was a struggle’
深度报道：“梅克菲尔德人最强烈的感受是，生活就是一场挣扎”
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