In his first Washington address since assuming NATO leadership last month, Secretary-General Rasmussen said he understands America's desire to see its NATO allies commit more troops and resources to Afghanistan.

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It seeks distinction, the desire to be first in the race of life and lead us to seek to dominate others.

它追寻区别，渴望成为人生赛跑中的第一名,并引导我们寻求主宰他人。

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Now we might at first think that Satan's vaunting here is the product of nothing more elevated than hate and a desire for revenge, but Milton's doing something truly extraordinary.

我们首先会想到撒旦之所以在这里自吹自擂,不过是因为他的仇恨和复仇的欲望，不过弥尔顿在这里做了不同寻常的艺术处理。

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And what he seems to be saying is this: we are beings who are first and foremost dominated " by a desire for power.

他所说的似乎是像这样：,“我们是被追求权力欲望,所主宰的首要生物。

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When I think of desire, this is the first image that comes to mind for me.

当我想到欲望时，这是首先出现在我脑海中的图像。

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And I would suggest to you that the consumption of home is driven by a certain kind of desire as well, that desire to move up in the American class structure: "the first electric refrigerator in my family."

而我的看法是对家的消耗,也是由一种特定的渴望驱动的，这种渴望上升到美国的阶级结构：,“我们家的第一台电冰箱“

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The desire to be first is really central to this poem and it continues in this stanza: Have thou the honor first thy Lord to greet And join thy voice unto the Angel Choir, From out his secret Altar toucht with hallow'd fire.

想得第一的欲望是这首诗的主题,在这一段中也还是主题：,你要抢先，争取最初迎主的荣光,放开你的歌喉，宛若天使的合唱，接触神坛的圣火像是热烈的篇章。

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In the first place, they are young aristocrats, and Glaucon's desire to hear justice praised for its own sake indicates something about his scale of values.

首先，他们是年轻贵族，而，Glaucon，想听到,正义自我礼赞的愿望,点出他的价值格局。

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