Mr Putin has positioned himself as the symbol of a resurgent nation recovering from years of humiliation and weakness.

普京将自己定位为这个复苏国家的象征，它正从多年的羞辱与衰弱中逐渐复原。

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We approve of his behaviour, and from our experience of the common weakness of human nature, we are surprised, and wonder how he should be able to act so as to deserve approbation.

因为我们自身常见的人性的弱点，我们赞同他的行为，惊叹于他怎么能够做到这样来值得我们去赞扬。

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The biggest danger from the public is seeing a reaction as a sign of weakness.

来自公众的最大的危险是大家把这样的表现(反应)视为懦弱。

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Many see gold as a good place to stash cash because it will benefit from further global weakness as a flight to safety, but also stands to benefit from inflationary pressure should markets regain their footing.

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Economically sensitive stocks have responded as expected and snapped back mightily from weakness of just a week ago.

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Same-store sales dropped 9.2% from the same quarter a year ago, as ongoing weakness in wireless services dating to a 15-month old struggle in a transition to Cingular from Verizon led to a 25% decline in sales of wireless handsets.

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