Despite what some Republicans have argued, I believe that we have to ask the wealthiest Americans and biggest corporations to pay their fair share by giving up tax breaks and special deductions.

尽管一些共和党人曾辩论过，我还是相信我们必须要求最富有的美国人和最大的公司，通过放弃减税优惠和特殊扣除，支付其公平份额。

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Despite its class-clown antics, “The Ask” is darker and more humane than the author’s earlier work.

尽管小说中主角的举动如小丑般傻里傻气，但《期盼》比作者早期的作品更加悲观和仁慈。

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Just ask Ireland, which is on the verge of signing up for a big bailout from Europe - despite the fact that by belt-tightening standards Ireland has been one of Europe's rare success stories.

问问爱尔兰就知道了。就勤俭而言，爱尔兰可谓欧洲少有的成功典范，不过现在，该国也处在向欧盟请求紧急救助的边缘了。

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Why? Because they didn't ask the question that they needed to ask,which was,in that particular case, the salutogenic question: why do some individuals succeed ? despite unfavorable circumstances?

为什么呢？因为他们没有提出这样的问题,这特定情况下，他们应该问这个问题，这个健康本源的问题，为什么有些人,成长环境恶劣，依然能成功？

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Despite repeated calls and emails to ask why Blackpool is not being promoted to international visitors, a satisfactory answer is not immediately forthcoming.

BBC: Blackpool: Why isn't it marketed to foreign tourists?

Despite the rules, Gotti did not ask permission.

CNN: 'A thug in a great-looking suit'

It takes an awful lot to get thrown out of the U.S. Just ask this guy, a permanent legal alien who, despite laying claim to a rap sheet that would make Lindsay Lohan wag a disapproving finger, still calls the U.S. home.

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