Shadowministers dutifully pop up to oppose, but seem more attuned to defend their own record than offer anything that resembles new policy.
影子部长们感到自己责任在身，于是起身反对。但他们似乎更习惯于自卫，没有提出任何像样的新政。
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Moreover, they point out, shadowministers are always overshadowed in opposition, tending, usually, to be a clutch of unknowns sprinkled with a few has-beens.
此外，影子内阁往往在反对中失去地位，构成他们的是一群无名者或者风光一时的政客。
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Big Ben's movement has caused cracks in the walls of other parts of the House of Commons, including corridors where ministers and shadowministers have their offices.