从政

qì wén cóng zhèng

弃文从政

forsake letters for politics

cóng zhèng zhī chū

从政之初

early in one's political career

tā yī shēng cóng zhèng

他一生从政。

He has been in politics all his life.

tā cóng dāng wài jiāo guān qǐ kāi shǐ le tā de cóng zhèng shēng yá

他从当外交官起开始了他的从政生涯。

He started his official career as a diplomat.

tā cóng zhèng qī jiān dà bù fen shí jiān cóng shì fán máng ér jiān jù de tán pàn gōng zuò dàn zài gōng zuò zhī yú tā yě bù wàng yǔ jiā rén tuán jù

他从政期间，大部分时间从事繁忙而艰巨的谈判工作，但在工作之余，他也不忘与家人团聚。

During his politics life, he spent most of the time in his busy and arduous negotiating works, but he never forgot to have unions with his families at his rest from work.

cóng zhèng sì shí nián zhī hòu tā zhōng yú jū gōng xià tái

从政四十年之后，他终于鞠躬下台。

After forty years in politics, he finally bowed out.