这虽是个再简单不过的手势，但却有着重要的象征意义。

It was a simple enough gesture, but symbolically important.

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2009年2月，爱尔兰的公务员被降薪7%，而职员的反映仅仅是象征性的反抗；之后再12月薪资又有小幅度的下调。

In February 2009 they were asked to take a 7% pay cut, and offered only token resistance; this was followed by further reductions in December.

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何唯娜使用人们再熟悉不过的象征，进行移换，为自己的表达组织新的象征和比喻。

Weina He uses the familiar symbols and transforms them to form new symbol and metaphor for her.

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