拜登自传速读PromisesToKeep(11)

尤其是，他试图掌控那些给当地造成环境破坏的大型开发商。上世纪70年代初，几乎没有环境法规。壳牌公司被允许购买数千英亩的沿海优质土地建造一个新的炼油厂。而且更糟糕的是，开发商已经开始挖掘大片土地，修建横跨城镇的巨型高速公路。结果是空气污染严重，出现垃圾处理问题。
Biden put the brakes onmany of these developments and called for tougher environmental checks before permits were awarded. It made him very unpopular with developers and businesspeople, but it won him many admirers who noted his willingness to take on difficult fights.
拜登停止了这些建设项目，并呼吁在颁发许可证之前进行更严格的环境检查。这使他在开发商和商人中非常不受欢迎，但也为他赢得了许多崇拜者，因为他愿意进行困难的斗争。
It was that fighting spirit that the Democratic Party in Delaware now turned to as they tried to rethink their strategy after the terrible results of the 1970 election. They weren’t connecting with voters and were seen as behind the times. They created a Democratic Renewal Commission, with Biden as a member, and began some serioussoul-searching.
特拉华州的民主党在1970年糟糕选举的结果后重新思考自己的战略时转向这种战斗精神。他们与选民没有联系，被视为落后于时代。他们成立了民主复兴委员会，拜登也是成员之一，并开始认真反省。
Won a seat in the Senate赢得了参议院席位
The same Republican had controlled one of Delaware’s seats in the United States Senate since 1946. To get more influence in the state, the Democrats decided they must find a challenger to beat him. And who better than the rising star Joe Biden, who was causing such astir with his progressive environmental policies.