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Politics and World Affairs
1. The two leaders stated that both countries would develop good-neighborlyand friendly relations on the basis of mutual respect for sovereignty andterritorial integrity, non-aggression, non-interference in each other’sinternal affairs, equality and mutual benefit and peaceful co-existence.两位领导人声明，两国将在互相尊重主权和领土完整，互不侵犯，互不干涉内政，平等互利与和平共处的基础上发展睦邻友好关系。
2. The country’s stability depends on how well the president can groom asuccessor.这个国家能否稳定取决于总统能否成功地培养一个接班人。注：groom，使准备参加竞选，做好准备，训练。
3. He accused the prime minister of burnishing his own image while foldingunder pressure.他指责总理一方面在压力下退缩，一方面给自己脸上贴金。注：accuse用在法律上应当译成“”指控“，如：He was accused of theft.(他被指控犯有偷窃罪)；fold,作不及物动词用时有”关闭“、”垮台“的意思此处转义”退缩“；burnishing原意是抛光、擦亮。
4. The opposition leader’s speech stole the headlines from the government.反对党领袖的演讲在报纸上大出风头，使政府相形见绌。注：直译是：反对党领袖的演讲从政府手里偷走了报纸的通栏大标题。
5. He said that the release of the men gave the green light to terrorism.他说，释放这些人，等于向恐怖主义活动开绿灯。注：也可以翻译成“等于纵容恐怖主义活动“。
6. The CIA is drawing fire as its director is questioned over press leaks.中央情报局被骂得焦头烂额，因为局长正因为报界泄密的问题接受质询。注：CIA=CENTUAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY，美国中央情报局；drawing fire，原意是“招致猛烈抨击“；leaks，此处显然指”泄密“。
7. Albright played hardball by walking out of the meeting.奥尔布莱特以退出会场的方式表示强硬的立场。注：play hardball,表示强硬(立场、抗议、反对等)，hardball也可以用作形容词，如hardball questions，故意刁难，非常难回答的问题。
8. While the West goes about its business, Russia gains nothing by going offinto a corner to sulk.西方依然我行我素，而俄罗斯一无所获，只好缩在旮旯(ga-la)里生气。注：这个句子非常形象：to go about one’s business的意思是“该干什么还干什么”；go off into a corner to sulk，直译是“走开到一个角落里生气”；gainnothing，什么也没有得到。
9. Blair is unlikely to roll back any of the previous ruling party’s majoreconomic reforms.布莱尔看来不可能从上宙执政党推行的任何重大经济改革中退缩。注：previous此处指布莱尔出任英国首相之前的执政党，即保守党。
10. The whiff of scandal, and particularly the cash-for-questions imbroglio,reminds the electorate that power concentrated in the hands of a singleparty for too long tends to corrupt.尽管丑闻不大，而且这些来路不明的款项内情复杂，至今尚无定论，却也足以提醒选民：权力集中字一个政党手中过长就会产生腐败。注：a whiff of scandal,一个小小的丑闻；imbroglio，情节复杂、难下结论的事情。
11. A group of pragmatists are reorienting Iranian politics as therevolution fades into history.革命正在成为历史，一批实用主义者正在为伊朗重新确定政策方向。注：reorient的意思是“为……重新规定方向“；fade into history直译是”淡入历史“。
12. Legally, most experts agree, the case has some holes.多数专家认为，从法律的角度来讲，这个案子有漏洞。
13. The newspaper story was quickly overrun by the White House spin machine[ public relations team].报纸上的这条新闻很快就被白宫“说谎机器“(即白宫宣传机构)的编造淹没了。注：spin的原意是纺织，在美国俚语中引申为“编造谎言“；public relations的意思是”公关“，但是在资本主义国家，公司、政府等公关机构等于我国的”宣传部“，这同我国一般群众理解的”公关“不尽相同，为了照顾中国人对”公关“的理解，此处将public relations译为”宣传“。
14. He blamed leaks for breakdown in the negotiations.他把谈判失败归罪于泄密。注：blame…for…,把……归罪于。
15. The negotiators struggled to finalize a deal.谈判参加者努力做成一笔交易。
16. Arabs and Jews alike are increasingly at risk in a climate of steadilyrising tensions.在紧张局势不断加剧这样一种(政治)气候中，无论是阿拉伯人还是犹太人都在冒越来越大的风险。注：climate原意为“气候“，此处应制”政治气候“。
17. Her husband could be freed on bail within months.她的丈夫有可能在几个月内交保释放。注：bail还可以用作动词，如：She was bailed out of prison.(她被取保释放)
18. Harassment of minorities remains endemic in some quarters.在某些地方，骚扰少数民族的现象依旧司空见惯。注：minorities,少数民族。我国正式文件中把“少数民族“译为”Minority ethnicgroups”,如：The Uygurs are one of China’s minority ethnic groups.(维吾尔族是中国少数民族之一)
19. The setting up of a credible oversight authority has curbed policebrutality.由于建立了一个可信任的监督机构，警察暴行受到了遏制。注：oversight,监督，监管。
20. The number of complains is down simply because abused citizens havegiven up.投诉减少，只是因为受害公民放弃投诉。
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