When the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the most prominent pro-Israel lobby group in the US, announced on Wednesday that it would stop endorsing candidates or make direct contributions to them, its many critics were quick to hail the development as Aipac’s admission of how toxic its brand had become.(当美国最具影响力的亲以色列游说团体Aipac周三宣布将停止背书候选人并停止直接捐款时，众多批评者迅速欢呼，称这等于Aipac承认自己的品牌已变得多么有毒。)
周三，美国最具影响力的亲以色列游说团体“美国以色列公共事务委员会”（Aipac）宣布，将停止为候选人背书，也不再直接向他们捐款。消息一出，众多批评者迅速欢呼，称这一事态等于Aipac承认自己的品牌已经变得多么“有毒”。
The announcement marked a significant reversal that underscored just how profoundly US public opinion of Israel has shifted over the latest war in Gaza, and how political candidates’ once reflexive support for Israel has increasingly become a liability.(这一宣布标志着一次重大逆转，凸显出美国公众对以色列的看法因最近的加沙战争发生了多么深刻的变化，也凸显出政治候选人曾经条件反射式的挺以立场正日益成为一种负担。)
这一宣布标志着一次重大逆转，凸显出美国公众对以色列的看法因最近的加沙战争发生了多么深刻的变化，也凸显出政治候选人曾经条件反射式的挺以立场，正日益成为一种政治负担。
But Aipac, which only launched its political action committee and started endorsing candidates three cycles ago, is hardly getting out of US elections.(但Aipac其实远未退出美国选举——它直到三个选举周期前才成立自己的政治行动委员会并开始为候选人背书。) It pledged to maintain the work of its deep-pocketed(财力雄厚的) Super Pac, United Democracy Project, and to continue to funnel(输送（资金）； funnel 本义漏斗) millions of dollars to prop up(支持；扶持) pro-Israel candidates through individual donors and Aipac members. The shift in strategy was a sign it was adapting to a changing political landscape, not that it was giving up its efforts to shape it.(这一策略转变表明它正在适应变化中的政治格局，而非放弃塑造这一格局的努力。)
但Aipac其实远未退出美国选举——它直到三个选举周期前才成立自己的政治行动委员会并开始为候选人背书。它承诺将继续维持其财力雄厚的超级政治行动委员会“联合民主项目”的运作，并继续通过个人捐赠者和Aipac会员，向亲以色列候选人输送数以百万计美元的资金支持。这一策略转变表明它正在适应变化中的政治格局，而非放弃塑造这一格局的努力。