Humphrey had been elected to the Senate three times. He was a strong activist for civil rights, peace, and social improvements.

汉弗莱三次当选参议员，他是民权、和平和社会进步的积极分子。

Where they did not lead, they were affiliated with movements for social improvement.

在他们没有领导的地方，他们参与了社会进步运动。

Whether or no they succeed the result will be a postponement of any true social improvement.

无论他们是否成功，结果都将是任何真正的社会进步的推迟。

But by the late 1920s, it was clear that Prohibition had not brought the social improvements it had promised.

但到了 20 年代后期，很明显禁酒令并未带来它所承诺的社会改善。

Despite her previous opposition to Ben-Gurion on the same issue, Meir now argued that defence spending was a priority and the government could not afford social improvements.

尽管梅厄之前在同一问题上反对本·古里安，但她现在认为国防支出是优先事项， 政府无力承担社会改善的费用。