They often sensationalise news stories, glamorizing the lives of the rich and the famous at the expense of real news stories such as war and famine.

他们经常炒作新闻故事：美化富人和名人的生活，而牺牲了真实的新闻故事，如战争和饥荒。

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The Japanese are renowned gourmets, but two decades of economic stagnation and the worst recession since World War II have put the finest cuisine beyond the reach of many wallets and expense accounts.

日本人素以喜好美食著称，但二十年来的经济低迷以及最近一轮自二战以来最严重的经济衰退使许多囊中羞涩的日本人面对价格昂贵的美食望而兴叹。

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In this battle, they were killed 2700 people, but we only expense of 800 people, this is a victory for us, a war!

这场战役中，他们死了2700人，而我们只牺牲了800人，这对我们来说是大获全胜的一战啊！

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The Soviets didn't want war to achieve their ends, they wanted to achieve those ends without the expense and gamble of war.

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We should be under no illusions on this point: Saddam Hussein did not build his enormous war machine, at staggering expense to his nation and people, simply to seize Kuwait.

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The war is going to be a huge expense on our part--India, as of now, has different priorities all together.

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