Four, or even eight, more years of US policy à la Bush would inflict such damage on the substance of the transatlantic alliance as to threaten its very existence.

4年，甚至8年的“布什式”美国政策的继续会给跨大西洋联盟造成实质性的破坏，甚至危及其生存。

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"Legislative Council" (立法会) means the Legislative Council but during the existence of the Provisional Legislative Council means the Provisional Legislative Council.

“立法会”（Legislative Council）指立法会，但在临时立法会存续期内则指临时立法会；

http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 31.08.2011

http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 31.08.2011

In September 2005, the states in the UN General Assembly accepted the existence of a “responsibility to protect” vulnerable peoples.

在2005年9月的联合国大会上，各成员国接受了对弱势族群的“保护责任”。

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The sticking point is Hamas’s unwillingness to recognize the existence of Israel; but that could be made a condition for an eventual settlement rather than a precondition for negotiations.

难点是哈马斯不愿意承认以色列的生存权；但是，承认以色列的生存权可以作为最终解决 的一项条件而非谈判的先决条件。

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http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 29.10.2010

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Three hundred years after the first Scottish Parliament voluntarily voted itself out of existence in 1707, the Scottish National Party has won a plurality in the devolved Scottish parliament that is one of Tony Blair’s great legacies.

在1707年第一个苏格兰议会自行投票解散的三百年后，苏格兰国民党在自治的苏格兰议会中赢得了多数席位。而自治的苏格兰议会正是布莱尔的重大遗产之一。

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http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 01.11.2010

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Here, indeed, is the central point: the need to move away from mythological, mutually exclusive rights of existence, conflicting historical narratives, and religious claims of ownership.

事实上，这正是问题的焦点所在：从凭空想象、互相认为对方没有生存权、相互抵触的历史叙述以及在宗教上均宣称拥有主权的斗争中脱离出来。

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The IAEA’s tenacity also has smoked out much of Iran’s nuclear program, albeit only after an Iranian dissident group disclosed the existence of some of the regime’s secret facilities.

该机构坚持不懈，还发现了伊朗的核子项目，尽管这是伊朗的异议团体揭发伊朗政权的某些秘密设施之后才发现的。

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