令人难以置信的是那位大臣竟然没有意识到这个问题。
It is inconceivable that the minister was not aware of the problem.
该大臣的声音是无休止的絮叨。
夏布耶先生是国务大臣。
戈登·布朗首相与夫人莎拉及他们的两个儿子住在唐宁街11号的一套更大的公寓里。按照惯例这里是财政大臣的官邸。
Prime Minister Gordon Brown, his wife Sarah and their two sons live in the bigger flat at Number 11 Downing Street, traditionally the home of the Chancellor.
司法大臣克拉克的目标是减少英国庞大的监狱人口，寻求更为有效地方式处理犯罪分子以及降低居高不下的重复犯罪率。
The justice secretary’s goal was to cut Britain’s large prison population, coming up with more effective ways of dealing with offenders and reducing stubbornly high reoffending rates.
环境大臣齐藤哲夫认为，达到这样的目标是可能的。
Environment Minister Tetsuo Saito has said achieving such a goal was possible.
泰晤士报谈及的“勉强许可”是大臣们对数十亿英镑的年度奖金的态度。
The Times talks of a "grudging go-ahead" from the prime minister for a multi-billion pound round of bonuses.
大臣不想透露细节是可以理解的，毕竟，过早曝光他的计划会让银行界受到更大的震动。
The chancellor's reluctance to divulge details is understandable; after all, letting daylight in on his plan too soon could further destabilise the banking industry.
《经济学人》交付印刷时，最可能接替鸠山的人选是财务大臣菅直人。
As the Economist went to press, the most likely replacement for Mr Hatoyama was Naoto Kan, the finance minister.
史密斯是英国第一位女内务大臣。
Smith is the first female Home Secretary of the United Kingdom.
把他们联系在一起的，是战后的历史，以及大臣、官员、军人和学生之间的一系列制度化纽带而结成的网络。
They are linked by post-war history and a mesh of institutional bonds between ministers, officials, soldiers and students.
一个内阁发布了苏格兰的国务大臣在1998年将权利转移到爱丁堡是一个时代错误。
One of their cabinet posts, secretary of state for Scotland, has been anachronistic since powers were devolved to Edinburgh in 1998.
同一桌30多岁的新加坡高级官吏坐在一起就像会见高盛或麦肯锡的次级合伙人，而不是见《是，大臣》的演员。
Sitting around a table with its 30-something mandarins is more like meeting junior partners at Goldman Sachs or McKinsey than the cast of "Yes, Minister".
如果是后者发生，外交大臣麻生太郎可能是最合适的首相继任者，前财务大臣谷垣祯一也可能参与角逐。
In this scenario, Taro Aso, the foreign minister, is perhaps the favourite to succeed, with Sadakazu Tanigaki, a former finance minister, also a likely contender.
但是某种程度上，这位前商务大臣是正确的，甚至他自己都可能还未意识到。
But the former business secretary was right in a way that even he may not have realised.
自他是财政大臣以来，布朗一直是一个新的全球金融构架的思路清晰的阐述者。
Ever since he was chancellor, Mr Brown has been an articulate expositor of ideas for a new global financial architecture.
昨天，卫生大臣艾伦·约翰逊表示，达菲在墨西哥已被证明是有效的治疗药物。
The health secretary, Alan Johnson, said yesterday that Tamiflu had proved effective on patients in Mexico.
英国外交大臣黑格称，卡扎菲上校的统治已经是”垂死挣扎”，但他警告不要自满。
The British Foreign Secretary William Hague said the rule of Colonel Gaddafi was in its "death throes", but he warned against complacency.
最可能的竞争者是前外交大臣麻生太郎和前财政大臣谷垣祯一，两者都是各自的小派系的领导者。
Probable contenders are Taro Aso, the foreign minister, and Sadakazu Tanigaki, a former finance minister, both leaders of small factions.
日本财政大臣谢野馨说：“最麻烦的事情是有害的谣言和消费者对辐射的关注所造成的心理作用。”
“The most troublesome thing is harmful rumours and the psychological effect [on consumers] as a result of radiation concerns, ” says Kaoru Yosano, the economy minister.
财政大臣乔治-奥斯伯恩在反对财政宽松这件事上是承担实际责任的人。
It was George Osborne, the chancellor of the exchequer, who bore the burden of substantively rejecting the case for fiscal loosening.
他们说的人选很可能是英国外交大臣戴维·米利班德。
This might just turn out to be Britain's foreign secretary, David Miliband.
对于燃油税的主要观点，是财政上需求：它占2010年税收的5%，对于财政大臣来说，冻结税收是不可能的。
The main point of fuel duty, though, is as a fiscal wheeze: it made up 5% of the tax take in 2010.
但一些人却怀疑真正的原因是，若是让艾尼沃斯做环境大臣，他宁愿辞职也不会违反当初的承诺。
Some suspect that the real reason is that Ainsworth would have resigned rather than countenance any reneging in office.
财政大臣最大的担忧是，一些公司在欧洲拓展国际业务时，英国已经不再是首选之地。
The chancellor's biggest anxiety is that Britain is no longer seen as a first choice for international businesses looking for a European base.
今年九月，菅直人担任日本首相，在短短两个月的任职期间，柳田稔是首位内阁中辞职的大臣。
Yanagida is the first ministerial casualty since Kan reshuffled his cabinet after seeing off a leadership challenge in September, just two months into his premiership.
最值得一提的是，负责2g电信牌照的大臣拉贾已被捕。
Most strikingly, Andimuthu Raja, the cabinet minister who oversaw the 2g telecom licences, was arrested.
最值得一提的是，负责2g电信牌照的大臣拉贾已被捕。
Most strikingly, Andimuthu Raja, the cabinet minister who oversaw the 2g telecom licences, was arrested.
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