This alone makes a strong geographical case for Kazakhstan’s ENP status.

仅仅是这一点就足以在地理上应该让哈萨克斯坦成为欧洲邻国政策成员国。

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Ahtisaari’s bold proposal, which recommends Kosovo’s independence with initial supervision by a strong international civilian and military presence, is the only viable option for the international community, and for Europe in particular.

阿赫蒂萨里在这一大胆的提案中建议科索沃在国际平民及军事存在的强大监督下独立。这是国际社会，特别是欧洲唯一可行的选择。

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In the euro’s rise against the dollar, euro bulls supposedly have been reacting to America’s current account deficit, the strong euro-zone economy, and rising euro interest rates.

在欧元对美元的升值过程中，看多欧元者似乎是在对美国的经常项目赤字、欧元区经济的强劲发展和逐步抬高的欧元利率做出反应。

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This may seem a trivial issue, but it is not, given the Bank’s strong policies to protect against nepotism.

这看似小事，但是鉴于世界银行严格的防止裙带关系政策，实则不然。

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But the core of Japan’s defense strategy remains strong ties with the US, not military self-sufficiency.

但日本防卫战略的核心仍然是与美国的紧密联系而不是自给自足。

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Sir Charles lay on his face, his arms out, his fingers dug into the ground, and his features convulsed with some strong emotion to such an extent that I could hardly have sworn to his identity. There was certainly no physical injury of any kind.

查尔兹爵士趴在地上，两臂伸出，他的手指插在泥土里；他的面部肌肉因强烈的情感而紧缩起来，甚至使我无法辨认，确实没有任何伤痕。

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

A strong and stable Kosovo will require a cohesive and united Europe.

强大而稳定的科索沃需要和睦团结的欧洲。

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In 1968, after ten years of Charles de Gaulle, and in the midst of a period of strong growth and full employment, the French were bored.

1968年，在查尔斯·戴高乐执政10年之后，在一片高速增长和全员就业的大好形势下，法国民众感到了厌倦。

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On the contrary, reforms usually are undertaken only when the signs of an impending crisis are so strong that it is increasingly difficult to ignore them, or after the crisis has already “educated” voters.

相反，往往只有当现有危机迹象极为强烈，以至越发无法忽视它们之计，或者危机已经“教育”了选民之后才推行改革。

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'No, you' d better come along in case she sticks. The engine isn' t really strong enough for the uphill work.'

“是人， 你还是跟我们去好， 万一车子地走不动了的话， 这机器上山用实在是不够力的。 ”

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

Twenty-five EU nations have contributed troops to NATO’s 35,000-strong army in Afghanistan, and now represent more than half of all troops.

有25个欧盟国家派兵参加了北约在阿富汗35000人的强有力的部队，差不多占现在全部驻军的一半。

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All is not lost, and there are strong reasons to believe that Kenyans will surmount the current political crisis and put the country back on its promising track.

但是希望并没有完全失去，我们有很大的理由相信肯尼亚能够战胜目前的政治危机并且把这个国家重新推回到有希望的轨道上来。

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Iranians do not like to be isolated; even the clerical elite has a strong interest in exchanges with the rest of the world, and they like to send their children to Western schools.

伊朗人不喜欢被孤立；即使是宗教精英阶层也对和世界其他国家的交流有着浓厚的兴趣，他们喜欢将子女送到西方接受教育。

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By contrast, his successor, General Yasar Buyukanit, is a strong secularist who has been far more outspoken in asserting the military’s views.

相反，厄 兹柯克的继任者Yasar Buyukanit将军是一位坚定的世俗论者，他在宣扬军事观点方面远比厄兹柯克更为积极。

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There is, of course, truth to the statement that a strong dollar benefits the American public, since it allows Americans to buy foreign products at a lower cost in dollars.

当然，强势美元能够惠及美国公众的说法有合理的成分，因为强势美元能使美国公众在购买外国产品时付出的成本较低。

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