Once one of the two poles in the world, Russia is now considered among the ranks of new rising powers — not a bad group to be in, but clearly a step down from its previous position in global affairs.

曾一度是世界两极中的一极，俄国现在被归为新兴国家行列。 虽然位居此行列也并不差，但比起以前，它在全球事务中的地位明显下降。

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Being stuck in the on position might not be a bad thing, Spiegelman said.

一直处于激活状态或许不是件坏事，Spegelman认为。

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The earth is moving, a person will not always be in bad position.

地球是运动的，一个人不会永远处在倒霉的位置。

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Because,indeed,they don't exist They're merely possible And we might say,you've got to exist in order for something to be bad for you But once we say that it seems we're running towards the position that in that case,death can't be bad for me because of course,when I'm dead,I don't exist ? So how can anything be bad for me?

因为他们其实并不存在,他们只是一种可能,我们由此认为你必须首先存在,某事才会让你害怕,但我们一旦这么说,我们似乎会得出这个结论,这种情况下死亡不可能让我害怕,因为我死了就不存在了,所以我怎么会害怕？

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