Barack Obama is paying the price for his high-flown rhetoric.

巴拉克·奥巴马在为他夸夸其谈的花言巧语付出代价。

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His method was always the same: using high-flown rhetoric and obscure language while dissembling and faking his way through life.

他一直在用同一种方法：一生都靠夸张的花言巧语和模棱两可来掩饰蒙混过关。

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They are more infuriated than men by the gap between high-flown rhetoric and the prosaic facts on the ground.

ECONOMIST: Tony Blair is right to be worried about his unpopularity

And the French, though still fond of high-flown Euro-rhetoric, have become increasingly wary of the commission, since they no longer regard it as their creature.

ECONOMIST: Nice Uncle Gerhard and the little ’uns