Yet his story hinges around the tragedy of Chappaquiddick in July 1969.

但遗憾的是，他的一生都纠结于1969年7月发生在查帕奎迪克的那场悲剧。

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Skeptics said he also knew he could not fight the undertow of Chappaquiddick.

怀疑论者却说，这是因为他也明白，查帕奎迪克事件的影响会卷土重来，而他无法摆脱这种恶劣影响。

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He sat out the RACES in 1972 (too soon after Chappaquiddick) and 1976 (his son was recovering from cancer).

他没有参加1972年的大选(距离恰帕魁第克事件太近)，也未参加1976年的大选(他的儿子正在从癌症中康复)。

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A flat-topped boat called the On-Time Ferry takes people and cars to a nearby small island,Chappaquiddick.

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He drove a car off a low bridge on Chappaquiddick Island in Massachusetts.

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Senator Kennedy drove his car off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island in Massachusetts.

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But a July 18, 1969, car wreck on Chappaquiddick Island virtually ended his ambitions.

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It was four years after the Edward Kennedy tragedy at Chappaquiddick, and the accident provoked a media frenzy.

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He sat out the races in 1972 (too soon after Chappaquiddick) and 1976 (his son was recovering from cancer).

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