Politicians seem to have interest in nothing but pork-barrelling
Politicians seem to have interest in nothing but influencing their constituents to re-elect them by doing things like spending huge amounts of money in their local voting district
〜seem to have interest in nothing but X
〜はXにしか関心がないようだ
pork-barrelling
地元への利益誘導
これは政治的な専門用語なので、政治に詳しくない方と話す場合に、
influencing their constituents to re-elect them by doing things like spending huge amounts of money in their local voting district
政権維持や選挙における得票、支持基盤とする地域に国のお金を沢山使うなど
を使えます
長くてすみませんが。。^^;
ご参考になれば幸いです。
"Politicians seem only to be interested in benefitting their local areas."
"It seems that a politician's only concern is benefitting their local area."
- "Politicians seem to be only interested in benefitting their local areas."
"politicians" 「政治家たち」
"seem ~" 「〜ようだ」
"to be only interested in ~" 「〜にしか関心がない」
"benefitting ~" 「〜への利益誘導」
"their local areas" 「彼らの地元」
"local areas" 「地元」
"their" 「彼らの」・「政治家たちの」
- "It seems that a politician's only concern is benefitting their local area."
"it seems that ~" 「〜ようだ」
"a politician's ~" 「政治家の〜」
"only concern" 「唯一の関心」
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