Eighteen months of this, though punctuated by hard work on arms control and a valiant bout of shuttle diplomacy, in 1982, to try to avert the Falklands war, were more than enough.

这18个月真是受够了，他不时要投入军控的繁重工作、多轮穿梭外交，1982年还要避免爆发马岛战争。

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Therefore, President Romney will do anything to avert a war in Iran.

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