Ordinary people are at the mercy of faceless bureaucrats.
普通人的命运任凭那些平庸刻板的官僚们摆布。
2.wipe away 抹去
He wiped away the blood with a paper napkin
他用纸巾将血迹擦去。
3.One of the dynamics you encounter when you report on high-profile people is, often, they have a constituency that feels deeply that they don't want their image of this person tarnished.
high-profile 引人关注的
Tony has now been thrust into the limelight, with a high-profile job.
托尼现在一下子成了众人关注的中心，因为他有一份经常出镜、见报的工作。
4.at odds with 争吵
It's possible to be bedfellows with someone on one issue, and at odds with them on another
可能在一个问题上与某人情投意合，在另一个问题上又意见相左。
5.bubble up 冒泡
She could feel the anger growing, bubbling up inside her.
她感到胸中的怒火不断往上蹿，正越烧越旺。
