A group of neighbors have gathered on the patio of an ele- gant home in Greenwich, Conn., on a gorgeous late-summer evening. Standing at the crest of an emerald lawn that unfurls gracefully toward the Long Island Sound, they sip wine (white) and bubbly water (Perrier). They are mostly Republicans, but of a rarefied sort—wealthy, moderate, Northeastern—and they have a difficult decision to make: whether to toss out their longtime, moderate and estimable Republican Congressman Christopher Shays.
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机译：一群邻居在一个美丽的夏末夜晚聚集在康涅狄格州格林威治的一处优雅住宅的露台上。他们站在翠绿的草坪顶上，优雅地朝长岛之音（Long Island Sound）伸展，they饮葡萄酒（白色）和气泡水（Perrier）。他们大多是共和党人，但属于稀有的人（富裕，温和，东北），他们很难做出决定：是否抛弃长期，温和，可估计的共和党众议员克里斯托弗·谢伊斯。
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