It's been quite a few days of chest thumping for our friends in the Chinese government.

最近，我们的中国朋友心跳加速已经有好些日子了。

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Their brave acts of self-blame, however admirable, it is regrettable : it ultimately belongs to the "chest thumping" areas, and not in accordance with the relevant rules.

其勇于自责的行为令人钦佩，但让人遗憾的是：此举终究属于“拍脑袋”范畴，而不是依照相关规则作出的。

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Now he's at it again; I hear him banging a closet door shut, rustling through papers on a chest in the front hall and thumping upstairs.

现在他又在找钥匙了。我听见他砰的一声关上壁橱门，在客厅柜子上的纸里翻来翻去，沙沙直响，然后咚咚地上楼。

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Forget the chest thumping among the political twitterati over the supposed crisis of democracy.

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Chest thumping and telling them how great you are is a sure way to turn off prospects.

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The chest thumping was accompanied by thumping speakers.

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