He further rationalized his activity by convincing himself that he was actually promoting peace.

他通过说服自己确实是在促进和平来进一步使自己的行为合理化。

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The chancellor can probably live with charges of inconsistency. But his decision to reinvent himself as a tax-cutter is unlikely to prove convincing as long as the overall tax burden remains so high.

可能部长可以不理会不一致的代价，但只要综和税收负担还是居高不下，那么他寻求作为一个减税人的再造决定是不能令人信服的。

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Her prodigious innocence appalled him, freezing on his lips all ardors of speech, and convincing him, in spite of himself, of his own unworthiness.

她那惊人的天真无邪令他惶恐，把他热情的话语都冻结在嘴唇上，使他不能不相信自己配不上她。

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Murdoch began by convincing Rhodes himself that he would do whatever it took to restructure the company.

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Lloyd was thoughtful and convincing, in effect making himself an ally of Sen.

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Instead of waiting for the divisions to develop the brand, Hampton has done it himself--convincing the consumer products unit to come out with hand puppets and getting Buena Vista's help in securing Baby Einstein videos prime positions at Wal-Mart.

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