As the Western saying goes, nothing is certain but death and taxes.

该员工说：“正如西方谚语所说：永远不会改变的就是死亡和税收。”

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Western saying that means that the first one to market with a product will get the biggest market share.

西方谚语，指最早将产品投入市场的公司将取得最大的市场份额。

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Like the Western saying "let bygones be bygones," at Chinese New Year, grudges are very easily cast aside.

就如西方所说的，让过去的就成为过去吧。在农历新年，过去的过劫非常容易就被抛开了。

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He also lauded the Islamic Republic and the people for their achievements over a 30 year history, saying they have prevented Western "enemies from accomplishing their evil goals."

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Now, I've been saying kind things about Western civilization, but I would not want to deny that there is a dark side to the western experience and its way of life.

我刚刚一直说的都是西方文明光辉的一面,但我是不得不承认,西方文明,也有它黑暗的一面

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Some western and African diplomats are known to have privately expressed annoyance at the Iranian leaders' attendance, saying it would have been a distraction from the summit's important business.

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Reports of Tlas' defection first surfaced Thursday, and Western officials are saying he is on his way to Paris.

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In his speech, he appeared to try to rally the public behind the government and against Western pressure, saying ordinary people would ultimately suffer the most from sanctions.

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The SPSO went on to criticise NHS Western Isles for saying that a review had been carried out, when the findings of this review had not been passed to all staff.

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