In fifty years of official life I cannot recall such a case.

在五十年的公务生涯中， 我不记得有过这样的事。

This legislation will be the biggest and perhaps most controversial initiatives that any of us have ever undertaken in our official lives.

这项立法将是我们所有人在公务生活中所采取的最大、或许也是最具争议性的举措。

In the lower ranges of official life, the spoils system became more virulent as the number of federal employees increased.

在官方生活的较低范围内，随着联邦雇员人数的增加， 战利品制度变得更加恶毒。

It is essential, in order to form a complete estimate of the advantages of official life, to view the incumbent at the in-coming of a hostile administration.

为了对公务生活的优势做出完整的估计，必须在敌对政府上任时观察现任者。