To win the presidency he first had to outwit his rivals within the Socialist Party.

要想当上总统，他首先要在社会党党内智胜他的竞争对手们。

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But was it wise of Mr Obama to put such a big thing, such a complicated thing, at the very heart of his presidency in his very first year, in the middle of America's worst recession for decades?

但奥巴马在上任第一年，在美国经济几十年来最萧条的时刻，就将如此宏大、如此复杂的工程作为核心工作，是不是足够明智？

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The first veto of Mr Bush's presidency, in July 2006, was used to reject a bill from a Republican-controlled Congress that would have loosened the restrictions.

06年6月，布什在任内首次使用否决权，否决了当时由共和党控制的国会所提议放宽限制的法案。

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He easily won the presidency in eighteen sixty-eight in the first election held after the war.

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And as his mandate, during his presidency, he had two aims: the first aim-- to make academic psychology more accessible, - in other words- bridge Ivory tower and mainstreet.

他任职期间的首要任务，是实现两个目标：,第一，让学院式心理学变得通俗，也就是说-,连接起象牙塔与普罗大众。

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This was the first aim of his presidency.

这是他任职期间的第一目标。

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As the story goes, George Washington ordered a replica and its die destroyed after Congress suggested minting a coin bearing his image during his first presidency.

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