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The "carnival against capitalism" lived up to its name. There were clowns, puppets, cheerleaders, dancers, actors, "Raging Grannies" (a real group of not-so- aged women who revile big business), and a giant green floating bag "Practice safe trade!". My favorite was probably a troupe of dancers in blue who chanted and worshiped a large papier-maché water goddess. Yet beyond the spectacle, there wasn't much in the way of serious discourse, either in the streets or at the various organized "teach-ins". Consider the following actual exchange I had with a startlingly well-fed young activist (who wore, naturally, imported jeans and sneakers). As she shook her flabby fist at me, a comrade filmed the exchange with a Japanese video camera that easily cost more than a year's salary for the average Latin American.

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The "carnival against capitalism" was nothing but a carnival, because those who organized it did not have much serious thinking and discussion over trade-related issues.

“反资本主义的狂欢节”只不过是一场狂欢节而已，因为组织者们并没有就贸易相关的问题进行过许多认真的思考和讨论。

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live up to

to prove equal to证明与…等同：e.g.

　　1）The new technology did not live up to our expectations. 那种新技术并不符合我们的期望。

　　2）The new house did not live up to their expectations. 那幢新房子不合他们的意。

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