As the US election returns(选举结果) came in throughout the night on Tuesday, there was ebullience(兴高采烈) at the size of the margin. It was comparable to the significant thumpings over the years. Yet bigger.(这一差距堪比多年来几次重大的压倒性胜利，但这次更大。)
周二整夜，美国选举结果陆续传来，人们对胜负差距之大欢欣鼓舞。这一差距堪比多年来几次重大的压倒性胜利，但这次更大。
In 2006, Americans were exhausted(疲惫不堪的) by the war in Iraq (by simply changing the last letter to “n”, we have a similar situation today). But even that big win paled in comparison(相形见绌).
2006年，美国人因伊拉克战争而疲惫不堪（只需把最后一个字母换成“n”，我们今天就有类似的局面）。但即便是那次大胜，与这次相比也黯然失色。
In 1974, there was another big gain by Democrats, after Richard Nixon resigned in disgrace, but the Democrats already held both chambers(（国会）两院), so the realignment(政治重组) was not quite as profound.
1974年，理查德·尼克松不光彩地辞职后，民主党又取得一次重大胜利，但民主党当时已掌控两院，因此那次政治重组并不如此深刻。