“You are an enthusiast in your line of thought, I perceive, sir, as I am in mine,” said he. “I observe from your forefinger that you make your own cigarettes. Have no hesitation in lighting one.”

“先生，我看得出来，您和我一样，是个很热心于思考本行问题的人，如同我对我的本行一样。”他说道，“我从您的食指上能看出来您是自己卷烟抽的；不必犹豫了，请点一支吧。”

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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

It probably first established itself as a mindset when the Greeks, 25 centuries ago, perceived themselves as Western versus the Oriental Persians.

希腊人在2500年以前把他们自己视为是与东方波斯人对立的西方。大概在那个时候西方作为一种心态而建立起来。

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http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 16.02.2011

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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The Europeans, with their disunity and weakness, are perceived as unnecessary, even bothersome.

由于无法齐心协力和其他种种弱点，欧洲在人们的眼中变得无足轻重，甚至令人厌倦。

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© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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The problem is that currently there is a lack of convergence and coherence between national supervisors. And that is because perceived national interests still have the upper hand over the wider interests of an integrated European marketplace.

问题是目前在各国监管机构之间缺乏统一协调的机制，而这是因为眼前的国家利益仍高于统一的欧洲市场的利益。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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Unfortunately, Blair and his government are perceived to be tainted by some of the less attractive features of free-market capitalism.

不幸的是，人们认为布莱尔及其政府由于自由市场资本主义的某些并不吸引人的特点所玷污。

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© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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Indeed, strained by decades of governmental failure to curb massive unemployment, the French are nowadays often perceived as having retired from the political sphere to concentrate on their lives and leisure.

事实上，因为对政府几十年来未能制止居高不下的失业率感到失望，法国人现在通常被认为不再关心政治而只关注他们自己的生活和休闲。

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© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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