He was about to chair a meeting in Venice of E.U. foreign ministers.

他将担任威尼斯欧盟外交部长会议的主席 。

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He is due to chair his last cabinet meeting of the summer on Wednesday, and is then expected to spend three weeks on holiday at his wife's vast family retreat in the south.

周三是他主持夏季内阁会议的最后期限，之后他有望在妻子位于南部地区的大别墅里度过三周的假期。

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Finally during a meeting when he wanted to get out of the chair he simply could not remember how to walk!

甚至有一次在开会时，当他想要站起来的时候，几乎忘了怎么走路！

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In a public meeting in New York late last year, the chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Inez Tenenbaum, addressed parents' concerns about dangerous Chinese-made toys.

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After his meeting with Jospin, Schroeder was expected to chair a meeting of the Franco-German defence and security council, charged with laying the groundwork for a European rapid reaction force of 60, 000 troops, envisioned by 2003.

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Mr. Cameron was due to chair another meeting of top security officials Thursday morning.

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One of his last tasks was to chair a meeting in Boston calling for the abolition of landmines.

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