And Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.

古实人以伯米勒对耶利米说，你用这些碎布和破烂的衣服放在绳子上，垫你的胳肢窝。耶利米就照样行了。

On one hand the Americans are racking their brain to regain their hegemony from the olden days, on the other hand trying to expand their clouts worldwide.

美国人一边用尽脑汁要想恢复昔日的霸权，一方面又要在全世界扩展自己的影响力，但衰败是不可避免的。