If Polanski was just an ordinary man instead of a world-famous film director, the bare facts of his case would be likely to elicit little sympathy - especially from the world famous.

如果波兰斯基仅仅是个普通人，而不是世界著名的大导演，仅从这个事件的事实情况来看，还能引起人们的一点同情心——尤其是知名人士们的同情心。

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And while their plight might not elicit sympathy from the average cab driver, the politicians are heeding their cries.

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Other groups seek to elicit sympathy by speaking on behalf of tribal forest-dwellers.

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Some Republicans fear the prosecutors' dogged questioning of the president on the tape could elicit sympathy for the president and spark a backlash against Republicans for making it public.

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