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But relations with America will be pricklier than expected, partly because his pretensions to big-power status irk Washington.
但與美國的關(guān)系將會比預(yù)期的有更多磕絆，部分歸因于他自命不凡的大國姿態(tài)讓華盛頓很不爽。
It is not that bits of Europe are flirting with fascism again. It is rather that the same issues irk voters then as now—and politicians are responding to them in similar ways.
并不是說歐洲的哪些地區(qū)又在向法西斯主義暗送秋波，只是當(dāng)年困擾著選民的問題又卷土重來了——而政客們應(yīng)對的手法也如出一轍。
Tariffs may irk price-conscious consumers but at least they raise revenue for the public coffers.
關(guān)稅雖然會讓那些對價格敏感的消費者苦惱不已，但至少還能增加國庫稅收。

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