Food prices are “the villain of the piece,” he said.

他认为食品价格是“万恶之首”。

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So the villain of the piece is neither oilman nor despot but oil itself.

所以导致这些罪恶的罪魁祸首不是石油开发商业不是暴君而是石油本身。

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The most remarkable aspect of Wall Street was that the villain of the piece, Gordon Gekko, became a hero to a new generation of moneymen.

《华尔街》最非凡的影响在于片中的反派人物戈登·盖柯后来成了新一代资本家心中的偶像。

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The villain of the piece is a Fagin named Wes (Egon Di Mateo).

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It was set up for the decider back in Sydney where the villain of the piece would be Australia's usual hero, David Campese.

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The first amendment protects free speech even more firmly than the second protects guns the real villain of the piece, besides the killer himself.

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