Outwardly, the impression he made was balanced and self-controlled, but in reality he was very insecure; an unstable, tormented personality.

表面看来，他给人的印象是平稳而自制的，但实际上他非常缺乏安全感，性格不稳定且苦闷。

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At a large private dinner on the night of the meeting, he introduced himself to this reporter, made an impression as smart and friendly, and described himself as having a great time.

在大会当晚的大型私人聚餐中，他向笔者介绍了自己，给笔者留下了聪明而又和善的好印象，还自称他在那里颇为开心。

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He fumes about the CE stamp many Chinese exporters put on products to give the impression they are made to approved European standards.

他对许多中国出口商把CE标志盖在产品上的行为很生气，因为那造成一种印象，好像产品都是符合欧洲标准的。

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And that you did not make the impression on him that he had made on you.

你并没有像他一样，留下了很深的印象。

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When he arrived in St Petersburg just after the October Revolution in 1905, he made an immediate impression on the church authorities and was quickly brought into the presence of the royal family who harboured the terrible secret of Tsarevich Alexei's haemophilia.

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But Sir Michael told Tuesday's press conference it was "surprising that a secretary of state who has just started a public consultation exercise should give the impression that he has already made his mind up so firmly".

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Appearing before the Home Affairs Select Committee, Sir Bernard said he was "sorry" if comments he made last year had given the impression he had a fixed view about the incident.

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