So in the end all that was left was a choice between doing nothing and deciding to postpone a decision in a “serious” way.

因此最终只剩下在什么都不做和决定“认真”推迟决策之间做出选择。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 21.12.2010

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 21.12.2010

But doing so could cost Democrats dearly in old industrial states like Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan, where the arrival of Mexican migrants, transformed into immigrants, has stoked passions.

但是这样做有可能在宾夕法尼亚、俄亥俄以及密西根等老的工业州让民主党付出代价。在那些地方，墨西哥的移居者转变成为移民燃起了热情。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 15.01.2011

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 15.01.2011

Provided that, where he is satisfied that there are special circumstances justifying his doing so, the Registrar may issue such certificate at any time within the period of 15 days after the giving of such notice.

但如登记官信纳有特殊情况宜予例外处理，则可在上述通知发出后15天内随时发给该证明书。

http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 22.10.2011

http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 22.10.2011

According to a recent poll by the German Marshall Fund, majorities in France, Germany, and the United States favor maintaining existing trade barriers, even if doing so hampers economic growth.

根据德国马歇尔基金最近所作的一项民意调查显示，法国、德国和美国的大部分民 众赞成维持现有的贸易壁垒，即便这样做会阻碍经济的增长。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.02.2009

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.02.2009

Italy’s Minister for Trade and Europe, Emma Bonino, commenting upon the Microsoft ruling, observed that the very name Microsoft evokes “what the US is capable of doing."

意大利贸易和欧洲事务部长博尼诺在评价对微软的裁决时认为单单是微软这个名字就代表了“美国能够做到的事情”。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 13.01.2011

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 13.01.2011

So you see, Miss, we're doing our best, afore she comes, to-' At this moment Five, who had been anxiously looking across the garden, called out 'The Queen! The Queen!' and the three gardeners instantly threw themselves flat upon their faces.

小姐， 你看， 我们正在尽最大努力， 要在王后驾临前， 把……”就在这时， 一直在焦虑地张望的老五， 突然喊道：“王后！ 王后！” 这三个园丁立即脸朝下地趴下了。

Carroll, Lewis / Alice's adventures in Wonderland卡罗尔 刘易斯 / 爱丽丝梦游仙境

爱丽丝梦游仙境

卡罗尔 刘易斯

Alice's adventures in Wonderland

Carroll, Lewis

© 1901, by Harper & Brothers

And do you think he employs his shining hours doing deeds of kindness?'

难道你以为他天天干的是些好事么？”

Lawrence, David Herbert / Lady Chatterley's Lover劳伦斯, 大卫 赫伯特 / 查太莱夫人的情人

查太莱夫人的情人

劳伦斯, 大卫 赫伯特

Lady Chatterley's Lover

Lawrence, David Herbert

© Wordsworth Editions Limited 2005

Iran could easily do what Japan does – hold enrichment facilities in readiness to make a bomb without actually doing so.

伊朗完全可以学日本那样——准备好制造原子弹的铀浓缩设施，但却不着手进行。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 15.01.2011

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 15.01.2011

“Oh, John, John, have I brought you to this? It is my doing, Sir Henry — all mine. He has done nothing except for my sake and because I asked him.”

“喔，约翰哪！约翰！是我把你连累到这种地步的，这都是我干的，亨利爵士——全是我的事。完全是因为我的缘故，而且是因为我请求了他，他才那样做的。”

Conan Doyle, Arthur / The Hound of the Baskervilles柯南 道尔 / 巴斯克维尔猎犬

巴斯克维尔猎犬

柯南 道尔

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Conan Doyle, Arthur

© 1901, 1902 by A. Conan Doyle

“What are you doing here, Barrymore?” “

“你在这里干什么呢，白瑞摩？”

Conan Doyle, Arthur / The Hound of the Baskervilles柯南 道尔 / 巴斯克维尔猎犬

巴斯克维尔猎犬

柯南 道尔

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Conan Doyle, Arthur

© 1901, 1902 by A. Conan Doyle

But how in the name of wonder did you come here, and what have you been doing?

可是你究竟是怎么到这里来的呢？你都干什么来着？

Conan Doyle, Arthur / The Hound of the Baskervilles柯南 道尔 / 巴斯克维尔猎犬

巴斯克维尔猎犬

柯南 道尔

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Conan Doyle, Arthur

© 1901, 1902 by A. Conan Doyle

the omission to do any thing the doing of which would have been calculated to save costs;

所遗漏作出的事情，而倘若作出该事情旨在节省讼费的；

http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 28.06.2011

http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 28.06.2011

A commercial hank shall abide by the relevant provisions of the law and administrative decrees and regulations in doing business and shall not impair the interests of the state or the public.

商业银行开展业务，应当遵守法律、行政法规的有关规定，不得损害国家利益、社会公共利益。

© 中国投资指南

http://www.fdi.gov.cn/index.htm 26.04.2011

© Invest in China

http://www.fdi.gov.cn/index.htm 26.04.2011

Merely urging the Chinese government to exercise the “utmost restraint” in dealing with the Tibetan people, as governments around the world are doing, is far too weak a response.

正如各国政府目前所做的那样仅仅是敦促中国政府在处理西藏人民的时候保持“最大程度的克制”是极为软弱的反应，无济于事。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 26.01.2011

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 26.01.2011

He had, as he put it, gone “to the end of the earth” (the Knesset in Jerusalem), and in doing so transformed the region’s politics beyond recognition.

他，像他所说的，走“到世界的尽头”（位于耶路撒冷的以色列国会），并且通过这样的举动使这个地区的政治发生了翻天覆 地的变化。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 13.01.2011

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 13.01.2011