Torn between conflicting desires to appear in control of the calamity and blameless for the suffering, other ministers blathered.

在治理洪灾过程中，不同利益群体的矛盾开始显现，英国其他部长开始喋喋不休，互相推诿责任。

I read the career guide magazines, the ones that blathered on about the hottest industries and the top ten careers for anyone with a brain.

我当时翻阅了职业规划杂志，一些报道对最热门的行业瞎编乱造，什么有脑之人必选的十大职业。