When public opinion is particularly polarized, as it was following the end of the Franco regime, monarchs can rise above “mere” politics and “embody” a spirit of national unity.

当公众舆论严重分化时，正如佛朗哥执政未期那样，君主们就能超越单纯的政治概念，并代表种国家统一精神。

• polarized v.分化(两级分化)
• regime   n.政权
• monarch n.君主