Q9: What caused Wang and his party's split and collapse? How did the internal strife eventually put wang' s career to an end?
Q10: How close were Su shi and his brother? How was Su shi compared to his brother in their characters?
These two chapters present a perfect contrast between the internal strife in the court and the affectionate brotherhood of Sus. While one after another the members of the once powerful administration of Wang fell into disgrace, the two brothers were enjoying their leisure and family reunion, discussing politics, domestic affairs, and their future. Their characters, however, have already indicated their totally different destinies.
Tseyu was steady沉稳, practical, reserved拘谨, and given to few words寡言; Tungpo was volatile情绪多变, expansive, loquacious, naive and inclined to disregard the consequences of his actions. 不顾后果Tseyu was considered dependable by his friends and associates, while Tungpo often frightened people by his outspoken 坦率 genius and his fun and frivolity.玩笑戏谑
Every revolutionary party shows its best strength and unity before it comes to power, but after achieving power and weeding out opposition, it begins to crumble and split from internal strife.
To crumble is to come apart into tiny pieces. If the doughnuts you bring to work crumble before you get there, you co-workers will have nothing but crumbs to snack on.
Baked goods seem to crumble easily, but other things tend to crumble too: old houses, over time; sand castles; fragile ruins; and art objects made from clay. Anything that falls apart, especially into small bits, can be said to crumble.
»The cliff is gradually crumbling away. 峭壁正在逐渐崩坍。
»All his hopes began to crumble away. 他所有的希望开始化为泡影。
抽象：(开始渐渐)衰退,衰弱；崩溃；瓦解；消亡:
»a crumbling business / relationship
逐渐衰败的企业；日益恶化的关系
Split
V ■If the people in an organization or group split, or if something splits them, they disagree and form smaller groups （使）（组织或团体）分裂；（使）产生分歧
•The childcare issue has split the employers' group.儿童保育问题使雇主们产生了分歧。
•A group of extremists split (off) from the Labour Party to form a new "Workers' Communist Party".一些极端主义者从工党中分裂出来，成立了新的“工人共产主义党”。
搭配]PREP.~ between …之间的分裂:a split between the right and left wings of the party 该党左右两翼的分裂
on/over就…产生分化:The party finally split over the issue of gun control.这个党派最终在枪支控制问题上产生了严重分化。
concern yourself [R]
■to become involved with something, or worried about something 关心；关注；担心
•There's no need for you to concern yourself with what happened.你不用操心发生了甚么事情。
•Don't concern yourself. She'll be home soon.别担心，她很快就会回家的。
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