It has become a byword for spiralling costs and delays .
它已因成本不断攀升、频频延迟而沦为笑柄。
Sadly , colombia 's capital now risks becoming a byword again , this time for municipal mismanagement .
可悲的是,哥伦比亚的首都有可能再次沦为笑柄,而这次的原因是市政府的管理不当。
Sure , they are desperate for " change " : with the economy reeling , politics gridlocked , young people dying in iraq and the bush administration a global byword for callous incompetence , huge numbers of americans have long believed their country is on the wrong track .