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- 1. On the contrary, vanity more than venality was the problem at the top in Egypt.
- 相反,埃及高官们虽然都爱财如命,但是却更爱慕虚荣,这正是埃及的问题之所在。
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- 2. His defence team tried to argue that his fault was naive garrulousness rather than venality.
- 他的辩护律师团争辩说,他的过失只是天真的多嘴多舌,而不是见利忘义。
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- 3. Some applaud this as a clever way to get round congressional venality (much as a similar commission managed to close military bases in the past), but sceptics are unconvinced.
- 一些人称赞这不失为避免国会滥用职权的明智方式(这很像过去设法关闭军事基地的类似委员会),但是怀疑者们不以为然。
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- 4. Some applaud this as a clever way to get round congressional venality (much as a similar commission managed to close military bases in the past), but sceptics are unconvinced.
- 一些人称赞这不失为避免国会滥用职权的明智方式(这很像过去设法关闭军事基地的类似委员会),但是怀疑者们不以为然。
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