sabre rattling

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As global economies sink into bankruptcy, sabre rattling may on occasion be used to distract the populace, but in the main current trends become more pronounced.
由于全球經(jīng)濟陷入破產(chǎn)，戰(zhàn)爭叫囂偶爾會被用來轉移大眾的注意力，但大體上當前的趨勢變得更加顯著。
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The verbal sabre rattling by US Treasury Secretary Geithner is a threat to the open global trading system.
美國財長蓋特納口頭上的劍拔弩張是對開放的全球貿(mào)易體系的一種威脅。
So they do a bit of sabre-rattling but mostly let their companies use tax havens to suit their needs.
因此它們只是虛張聲勢，很多時候會讓自己國家的公司利用避稅港各取所需。

Expect more sabre rattling over the Strait of Hormuz to grab the headlines, and far more seriously, Iraq to take a significant turn for the worse through Shia cross-border meddling.
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He himself eschews nationalistic sabre-rattling and looks to the party's liberal wing for fresh ideas.
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