“党垮台了，在一夜之间垮台了，就好像是一块巨大的海面吸干了整个亚得里亚海和南海，留下一地狼藉，所有的船都搁浅了。
“the party vanished, overnight, as if all of a sudden a giant sponge had drained the entire sea, Adriatic and Austral, leaving litter and clots of mud, and all the boats stranded.