It was a priceless moment, and I later regretted not snapping a few photos of the cantankerous old man when I had the chance, fan and all.

这是非常宝贵的时刻。过后我就后悔，为什么在他扇扇子之类能给我机会的时候，我没有抢拍一些这位坏脾气老人的照片。

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The Republican race thus boils down to a straightfight between a competent chameleon and a cantankerous crusader (see article).

因此，共和党的选举现在呈现麦凯恩-罗姆尼对决态势。前者是暴躁的改革者，后者则是能干的变色龙。

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Dave Winer, a cantankerous, but brilliant serial entrepreneur, whose central focus was and continues to be computers as communications tools.

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Russia will now get a government, which will at least start on better terms with the cantankerous Duma than the previous one and have a chance of putting together an economic policy.

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