It is a brave(勇敢的) party leader who is prepared to go into an election(参加竞选) promising a multibillion-pound(数十亿英镑的) new public service – likely to be funded by tax rises or holding back increases(抑制增长) in the state pension(国家养老金).
敢于在竞选时承诺建立一项耗资数十亿英镑的新公共服务——且很可能通过增税或抑制国家养老金增长来筹资——的政党领袖，可谓勇气可嘉。
But Andy Burnham’s colleagues are excited about the confident promise of new social care system that seven previous prime ministers have failed to deliver.(但安迪·伯纳姆的同事们对建立新社会护理体系的自信承诺感到兴奋，而此前七位首相都未能兑现这一承诺。)
但安迪·伯纳姆的同事们对建立新社会护理体系的自信承诺感到兴奋，而此前七位首相都未能兑现这一承诺。
“I’m not worried about it because we have time to make the case(阐明立场),” said one cabinet minister, who was asked about the difficulty of getting voters on board(争取选民支持).
“我不担心，因为我们有时间阐明立场，”一位内阁大臣在被问及争取选民支持的难度时如此表示。