Not only did Sarkozy win the presidency with 53% of the vote, but his approval rating has since soared, to 62%, after he formed an inclusive government with high-ranking recruits from the opposition.

萨科奇不仅以53%的选票赢得总统宝座，而且之后他的支持率一直攀升，在他招收反对党的高层组成包容性的政府之后，支持率甚至达到了62%。

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On the contrary, Pakistan’s liberals are brave to agitate for democracy, the rule of law, and accountability for Musharraf, whose presidency appears beyond rehabilitation.

恰恰相反，巴基斯坦的自由主义者勇敢地鼓动民主、法治以及要求穆沙拉夫负起责任，后者的总统位置似乎还没有得到稳固。

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Thus it is vitally important that Germany has made this a central issue for its EU presidency, which is just beginning.

因此德国作为欧盟的下任主席国应该把这作为一个中心议题。

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Throughout the presidencies of Boris Yeltsin in the 1990’s and that of Vladimir Putin, Russia has opened its doors to international trade, investment, tourism, the media, and the Internet.

在整个九十年代叶利钦以及现在普京担任总统之际，俄国向国际贸易、投资、旅游业、媒体以及互联网敞开了大门。

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