A new regional institution could be based on an existing one (such as the six-party arrangement used to manage North Korea’s nuclear challenge) or start afresh.

新的地区机构既可以以现有机构为基础（如处理朝鲜核问题的六方会谈），也可以白手起家，重新建设。

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The US does not challenge China’s sovereignty, but it wants a peaceful settlement that will maintain Taiwan’s democratic institutions.

美国并不质疑中国的主权，但是它想要维护台湾民主机制的和平解决方案。

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Combating climate change is an enormous and truly global challenge, requiring local, national, and international action.

与气候变化做斗争是一项艰巨而又的确是全球性的挑战，要求地方、各国以及国际都采取行动。

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They are, in short, a major challenge to financial stability, and, unless regulated, they are likely to contribute to future crises.

简言之，它们对金融稳定构成了重要的挑战，而且除非得到有效的控制，否则它们很可能会加剧未来的危机。

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Unfortunately, the global response to this challenge has not been overwhelming.

不幸的是，迄今为止全球对于这一挑战的回应并不那么积极。

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He (or she) will have to stay in Iraq, engage in the Israel-Palestine conflict on the side of Israel, confront a tougher Russia, deal with an ever more ambitious China, and face the challenge of global warming.

他（或她）将会继续留守伊拉克，继续以支持以色列的姿态介入以巴冲突，应对更为强悍的俄罗斯和更有雄心的中国，并面对全球变暖的挑战。

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China’s second challenge concerns its hybrid capitalist/Leninist system of governance, which may not function well enough without democratic feedback and the rule of law.

中国的第二个挑战在于其资本主义和列宁主义的混合政务体制在没有民主性反馈和法制的保障下，可能无法有效运作。

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Indeed, she even persuaded other important political leaders to participate in the planned January 8 election, which she viewed as an opportunity to challenge religious extremist forces in the public square.

的确，她甚至劝说其他重要的政治领袖参加定于1月8日举行的大选。她将此视为一次在公共领域挑战宗教极端势力的机会。

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Yet the real challenge for Western policy in Lebanon is neither constitutional reform nor establishment of the Hariri tribunal.

然而，西方对黎巴嫩政策的真正挑战既不是宪法改革，也不是哈里里案仲裁庭的建立。

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One challenge is to design micro or nano particles that can travel throughout the bloodstream without being absorbed by other cells along the way.

困难之一是要生成微型或超微粒子，能够安全穿越血流而不被其他细胞所吸收。

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Still, the AKP can be satisfied that after five years in office its popular support has climbed, while the opposition has been shown to be incapable of challenging it seriously.

然而，经过五年的执政，其大众支持上升，反对派无力对其发起严重的挑战，因此该党还是可以感到满意。

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America’s next president will face a host of pressing and difficult foreign policy challenges – and how he or she responds will affect not only the US, but the entire world.

美国的下一任总统将会面临一系列紧迫并且艰难的外交政策上的挑战，而他或她对此将如何回应将不仅会影响美国，而且会影响整个世界。

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The US needs and benefits from effective multilateralism in a global world, one in which challenges cannot be met by any single country acting by itself.

美国需要全球有一个有效的多边机制，同时也会从中获益，因 为没有哪个国家能独自面对挑战。

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But the national unity government created as a result of this agreement faces many daunting challenges.

但是，这一协议产生的民族团结政府面临许多险峻的挑战。

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One of the biggest challenges governments face is humans’ apathy about future saving.

各国政府面对的最大的挑战之一就是人们对于未来储蓄无动于衷。

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