American voters, who are famously loathe to increase taxes, might start thinking a lot harder about the real economic costs of their country’s superpower status.

美国的纳税人一贯以痛恨加税著称，他们可能会开始考虑美国超级大国地位的实际的经济代价。

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The Bush Administration felt betrayed by French diplomatic tactics at the United Nations, while French President Jacques Chirac felt confirmed in his mistrust of the sole superpower and his call for a multipolar world.

布什政府感觉被法国在联合国的外交手段背叛了，而法国总统希拉克则更坚定了他对单一超级大国的不信 任，并且呼吁建立一个多极世界。

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