The U.S.and NATO commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, said in a report released this week that the situation in Afghanistan is serious, but that success is achievable.

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But this was a legal situation to try to keep this balance of power among households.

但这只是法定情形,以保持家户间权力平衡。

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So you're saying that we are here right now but any second this other event, this other situation will occur.

你在谈论我们现在是这样的状态，但是一转眼的功夫，另一种事情，另一种情况就会发生。

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But this is the legal situation.

但这是法定情形。

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The emperor in the east was able to do that because they were not conquered by the barbarians, but in the West, you have this situation where nobody is fully in charge.

东方帝王之所以能够如愿以偿,是因为他们没有受到野蛮人的入侵,但是在西方,你面临的情形是,没有人负有完全的责任

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