The global trends review, produced by the National Intelligence Council (NIC) every four years, represents sobering reading in Barack Obama's intray as he prepares to take office in January.

国家情报委员会(NIC)在每四年发布一次的全球趋势报告详细阐述了奥巴马准备于1月份入驻白宫后的情况。

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The US National Intelligence Council said in its global trends report a decade ago American power was on a downward trajectory.

美国情报机构智库国家情报委员会十年前发布的全球趋势报告认为，美国的国力呈下行趋势。

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More recently, the US National Intelligence Council borrowed from A Tale of Two Cities for the title page in a report about how the world may look in 2030.

近日，美国国家情报委员会在它的一篇有关《2030年的世界看起来会怎样》的预测报告标题页中引用了《双城记》的这一名言。

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The National Intelligence Council, however, is about as hard-headed an organisation as can be imagined.

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The chairmanship of the National Intelligence Council differs from those cases, for it does not require Senate confirmation.

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