德国正面临严重的政治两极分化，这似乎是最近州选举得出的结论。
Germany is polarized. That appears to be the lesson from recent state elections.
柏林、梅克伦堡-前波美拉尼亚和萨克森-安哈尔特州的获胜者都是处于政治边缘的政党——极右翼的‘德国选择党’（AfD）和极左翼的‘左翼党’。
Winners in Berlin, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, and Saxony-Anhalt were parties on the political fringes – the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), and the far-left Left Party.
这些选举结果也对处于政治中间的‘人民党’（即传统主流政党）造成了沉重打击。
The votes also delivered chastening results for parties in the political center, the so-called "People's Parties."
那么，这些结果究竟揭示了德国政治的现状以及其未来走向是什么呢？
So, what do the results tell us about the state of German politics and where it's going?