Christmas should be a time of excitement and wonder, not a cynical marketing ploy.

圣诞节应该是激动人心的奇妙时刻，而不是自私牟利的营销计谋。

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The judge said the settlement was a “cynical” agreement that did not identify precisely who was at fault, and ordered a trial.

该法官说这份协议是愤世嫉俗的以至于不能准确的判别谁是错误的一方，给法官造成了困扰。

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"My Libyan friends are not very excited, " said a Filippino teacher. "Actually they are pretty cynical and I can understand that.

一位菲律宾老师说：“我的利比亚朋友们并不是特别兴奋，实际上他们很有些不屑一顾，我能理解他们。

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Those people who work for the IRS. They are really nice people, but a little cynical and not many of them art experts.

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Over the past few weeks, its chances of doing so have dwindled as the government was forced to promise foreigners permanent tax cuts and then pretend to cynical voters that this did not amount to bowing to overseas pressure and backtracking.

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Pirates and terrorists are not the only practitioners of this cynical game.

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