总统现在看起来是一个比一星期前刚就任时更多历练、更少自信的政客了。

The president now seems a more chastened and less confident politician than when he set out a week ago.

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但是你会打击他们的收入来源，这将意味着他们用来贿赂警察和政客的钱会更少。

But you would hurt their revenue stream, which would mean less money to corrupt police and politicians.

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