But the germ of such a debate exists, and it sounds very different from that which dominated the failed constitutional referendum campaign in France two years ago.

但是这一辩论的潜质依旧存在，而且，它与两年前主导法国有关欧盟宪法全民公决的竞选大相径庭。

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China’s decision to execute the head of its drug regulatory agency has rekindled international debate about capital punishment.

中国判处原药监局局长死刑再度引发了有关死刑的国际争论。

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The “many recipes” thesis enriches neo-classical economics’ contribution to the development debate, and many of its policy proposals will find support from heterodox economists.

“多条道路”论丰富了新古典主义经济学家在发展讨论中的贡献，他们的很多政策建议都能从非正统经济学家那里得到支持。

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Bolstering democracy, however, requires emphasizing the political dimension and public debate that is free and open to all.

尽管如此，民主仍需要对全体民众自由和公开的对政治局势和公众辩论的密切关注作为支撑因素。

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Indeed, the Washington debate surrounding how to “fix Iraq” is irrelevant, because something that does not exist any longer – namely, Iraq as a functioning state – cannot be fixed.

实际上，美国围绕有关如何“解决伊拉克”的辩论无的放矢，因为有些东西根本就不复存在了， 那就是作为一个得以运转的国家的伊拉克不复存在，也就无法治理。

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A provocative book written by a Japanese mathematician has reignited the debate about whether there are specifically “Asian” values.

一本由一位日本数学家撰写的极具争议性的书掀起了一场关于是否有独特的“亚洲”价值观的争论。

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So the death penalty debate boils down to an exchange of conflicting ethical and utilitarian views.

有关死刑的争论至此就归结为相互矛盾的道德和功利观点之间的交流和碰撞。

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Until recently, this topic was taboo in Saudi Arabia, where the regime doesn’t allow any margin for political debate, and commands people to listen, obey, and leave matters of government to their rulers.

直到最近之前，这个话题在沙特阿拉伯还是被当作禁忌，当局不允许进行任何政治上的争论，要求民众聆听和服从，而把政府的事情交给他们的统治者去处理。

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