We had a slight language barrier and given my apparent interest in infrastructure he very generously insisted I had to also visit the Suva water works.

我们有点语言交流上的障碍，但当我对公共设施表现出明显的兴趣之后，他十分大方地坚持我应该去参观一下苏瓦自来水厂。

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While the language barrier may explain some of his apparent contradictions, many of his decisions since taking over from Craig Brown in March 2002 have been downright baffling.

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