In the past five years, we averted the grievous consequences of the global financial crisis, whose abruptness, rapid spread and profound impact were rarely seen in the past century.

过去五年，我们是在持续应对国际金融危机严重冲击中走过来的。这场危机来势之猛、扩散之快、影响之深，百年罕见。

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Many in this chamber understand that America must not fail in Iraq - because you understand that the consequences of failure would be grievous and far reaching.

在坐的许多人都明白，美国千万不可以在伊拉克失败——因为大家明白，失败的后果会很严重，影响会很深远。

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Many in this chamber understand that America must not fail in Iraq, because you understand that the consequences of failure would be grievous and far-reaching.

在座的许多位知道，美国在伊拉克不能失败，因为你们知道，失败的影响将很严重，而且影响深远。

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How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.

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"Many in this chamber understand that America must not fail in Iraq, because you understand that the consequences of failure would be grievous and far reaching, " he said.

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This is our grievous position in the United States today, trapped in the status quo by first consequences, by what we can see, due to a cause that we cannot even see.

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