1.The man who owned it was active in local politics, and I wanted to see what he thought about my chances.
加油站兼商店的老板是一个在当地政界非常活跃的人物。我想问问他，在他看来，我取胜的机会到底有多大。
2.Drawing sensible conclusions is harder still in India where national issues are all but drowned out in a cacophony of local politics.
在印度，要得出合理的结论则难上加难，在那里，国家大事几乎全被地方政治的嘈杂声音所淹没。
3.B: No, but I know of him. He's a big shot in the local politics.
乙：不认识，但我知道这人，他在本地政界是个举足轻重的人物。
4.Local politics may be in thrall to national trends this year, but for much of the time, the reverse is true.
这些年，地方政治越来越能决定国家的政治走向，然而在多数情况下，还是联邦决定各州的。
5.We got hold of a photo of the most active and famous woman in local politics and stuck it on top of our magazine.
我们找到了一个在当地政界最活跃最知名的女性的照片，并把它放在我们杂志的最上方。
6.While Zheng He's main aim was to show the superiority of Ming China, he often got involved in the local politics of places he visited.
郑和下西洋的主要目的在于宣扬大明的强盛国威，但他经常卷入出访地的政治。
7.But the risk he described is a real one, and it cannot be averted by local politics alone.
但是他描述的危险真实存在，并且这种现象单依靠本地政策就可以改变。
8.The biggest force in local politics is not a party (Democrats in effect rule without opposition) but cyclists.
当地政坛最主要的力量不是某个政党（民主党实际掌控，在本地没有对手），而是骑自行车的人们。
9.The condition of the elderly develop sports is restricted by the level of local politics, the economical and the cultural development.
老年人体育开展状况如何，受其所在的地区政治、经济和文化发展水平等多方面因素的制约。
10.We are always tried to keep out of local politics.
我们总是尽可能不卷入地方政治中去。