财富税的出台将显示目标的严肃性虽然这样的措施也将允许国家将手伸入贝卢斯科尼先生的口袋或允许国家从贝卢斯科尼先生那里拿出钱来缴税。

The introduction of a wealth tax would have shown seriousness of purpose (though it would also have allowed the state to dig its hands into Mr Berlusconi's pockets).

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普京跟贝卢斯科尼签署了一项能带来丰厚收益的能源合作合同。 而贝卢斯科尼在处理欧洲事务上，更是成了普京的代言人。

Putin has given the high-living Berlusconi "lavish gifts" and lucrative energy contracts, and Berlusconi "appears increasingly to be the mouthpiece of Putin" in Europe, according to one cable.

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一些萨科齐自己的大臣们也开始对萨科齐花上一个夏季来驱赶卢姆人(吉普赛)人表示不安。

Some of Mr Sarkozy's own ministers have voiced unease at the way he spent the summer expelling Roma (gypsies).

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