Rather than seeming Trumanesque in stopping the buck at his desk, Obama seemed more like an abused spouse who starts her day saying, "I'm sorry. It's all my fault."

比起那个看起来在办公桌边就能打死一只雄鹿的Drumanesque，马儿更像是受尽欺凌的小媳妇儿，总在“对不起，都是我的错”的道歉声中开始新的一天。

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We stayed at Tom's place. It isn't exactly Buck House, but it's comfortable enough.

我们待在汤姆那里。那并不是巴克宫，但足够舒适了。

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At dawn Sunday, the sons drove him to the summit of Broadtop Mountain in Huntingdon Country. At 8 am, a buck ran out of the woods, and Brian pointed it out to his father.

上周日凌晨，特华纳的儿子开车将他和家人送往亨廷登县的Broad top山顶，大约上午8点左右，一头雄鹿突然从树林中蹿出，布莱恩立刻提醒父亲，老人瞬时扣动扳机，一枪击倒正在狂奔的猎物。

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You are saying that's one of the things that would've been better if... And making it permanent. -Right And that's the very good sort of bang for buck, permanent tax change So you both view this actually as a missed opportunity, at best really, right? -Yeah It's the best it can be said for. Alright.

你的意思是，有些事原本可以做得更好,这个是其中之一，对吗。,关键在于任何措施都必须是长期的，-没错,恒定的税率改制，绝对划算,这么说，你们两位都认为,这充其量只是错失良机而已，对吗，-没错,也只能这么说说了，是吧。

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"Six months ago this week, as New Yorkers were sitting in lines waiting for hours to buy critical supplies of gasoline, some shady business owners were trying to make a fast buck at their expense, " Schneiderman said.

WSJ: NY cracks down on gas price gouging after Sandy

And while some tried to make a buck at it, the main thing that tied all of them was a belief that a rising tide lifts all boats and that working together would make not only the internet greater but also ensure their own fortune would improve.

FORBES: An Internet Carol

Although it insists that it does not live quarter to quarter, senior figures from its previous incarnation as a partnership, when it naturally championed the long-term interests of its employees (the partners), argue that it would have been much more wary in those days of any deals that made a quick buck at the risk of alienating customers.

ECONOMIST: Shareholders v stakeholders