Mr Papandreou was at first reported to have dropped the idea of the referendum, but then spent much of a rambling speech to parliament justifying it.

电视上首先就报道了帕潘德欧里放弃公投的想法，然后就是他冗长的放弃公投国会的辩证演讲。

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After a blood-soaked week of unrest, Libya’s leader delivered a rambling, hectoring, fist-pounding speech on February 22nd.

在经历了血腥动荡的一周之后，2月22日，利比亚的领导者发表了一份混乱并带有恐吓打击之意的演说。

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Mr Chávez gave a long, rambling speech in which he struggled to animate the crowd.

查维兹先生发表了一篇超长的杂乱无边的演讲，其间他则浑身解数地想要调动听众的兴趣。

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Then, in a rambling speech that evoked the bombastic oratory of Chavez, Maduro said he would work to keep alive his memory and legacy.

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Mandell, who spoke to the court for nearly 30 minutes, went off script to deliver a rambling speech that at times was defiant and at others asking the judge for mercy.

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The electoral commission unhelpfully kept up the suspense to the last moment, as its chairman delivered a rambling speech before at last confirming that the Muslim Brotherhood's first count deviated by a mere 0.017% from the official one.

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