Britain must be prepared to embark on radical steps, such as the introduction of personal carbon trading, if it is to play a leading role in combating climate change.

英国必须为采取彻底的措施做准备，比如引入个人碳交易——假如它真的能在与气候变化的抗争中起到主导作用的话。

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And as a key member of the G8, Japan has and will continue to play a leading and vital role in shaping the future of the international financial architecture.

日本作为8国集团的一个重要会员国，已经并将继续为建设未来的国际金融结构发挥重要作用。

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I hope that China will seize the opportunity to play a leading role on this.

我希望中国抓住机会，发挥领导作用。

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The government will have to play a leading role.

政府需要扮演主要角色。

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So he carries with him to France the fact that we are pushing our Congress to act on these matters, and he comes as the leader of the largest economy in the world and a great friend and ally of a great many nations, so I think we continue to have a significant leading role to play at the G20 and other international fora.

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This Naples Ministerial Council will be key in setting the priorities of the agency in this decade, and Britain has now indicated it wants to play a leading role - but with a very clear purpose: to spur economic growth at home.

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Mr Daley says Mr Obama could play a leading role, and points to Tony Blair's help in winning the 2012 games for London.

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