希望不要变成政治战文啦 但第一次看到题目这么想笑XD
敏感的朋友就当作单纯练习句子等价就好@@
Corrupted by handshakes and sly winks (使眼色), the government was run by a
leader who cared only for his ______ and nothing for his languishing
(憔悴的、日渐衰弱的) people.
(A) contemporaries
(B) adversaries
(C) cronies
(D) relations
(E) chums
(F) legacy
答案是(C), (E), 都是朋友、密友的意思
顺便联想cronyism：用人唯朋，用人时偏袒朋友
(B)是敌人，意思相反
(A)有一点混淆，同时期的人不见得是和自己同一边的
酸点是...
用 sly winks 来形容 corruption 还蛮好理解的
但为什么 handshakes 也是 corruption 呢？
难道Magoosh也懂____之握？囧
套答案进去解释 大概想表达党同伐异吧XD