Its short war with Georgia seems to have confirmed Russia's prejudice that it can cow its neighbours-including some members of the eu-by threatening or even using force.

同格鲁吉亚的短暂交战明确了俄罗斯的偏见：他认为通过无力威胁或者实施武力的方法可以胁迫邻国，包括那些已经属于欧盟成员的国家。

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It is not by accident that the two most powerful nations, capable of threatening each other with total war, are also the most advanced technologically and industrially.

这两个能够以全面战争互相威胁的超级强国，同时在技术和工业上也是最先进的国家，并非出于偶然。

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The dispute grew more threatening after the war with Mexico in eighteen forty-nine.

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At the same time, it is threatening war with our ally, Japan, and claiming sovereignty over virtually the entire South China Sea.

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Presently, Europe suffices with threatening to prosecute Israeli military personnel and political leaders as war criminals, levying partial embargos on the sale of military equipment to Israel, supporting anti-Israel resolutions in international forums, and refusing to end its trade with Iran.

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