Sarkozy may want to be a combination of Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair, but in symbolic terms he is also the Queen.

萨尔科齐也许希望成为玛格丽特·撒切尔和托尼·布莱尔的结合体，但从象征意义的角度他在法国同样代表着女王。

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This sudden scarcity of an element whose symbolic and spiritual importance matches its centrality to human life will cause stress and exacerbate conflicts worldwide.

某种元素（其象征及精神的重要性与其对人类生活的中心一致）的突然缺乏，将造成过分的紧张并且将加剧世界范围内的冲突。

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