The previous governor, George Pataki, had similar ideas, but he pursued them with the audacity of a dormouse.

前任州长乔治•帕塔基当时虽然也有类似的设想，不过他在推行类似的计划时采取的方式简直如同一只睡鼠那样肆无忌惮。

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The previous governor, George Pataki, had similar ideas, but he pursued them with the audacity of a dormouse.Mr Spitzer, by contrast, is relishing his role as a crusader against "special interests".

前任州长乔治·帕塔基当时虽然也有类似的设想，不过他在推行类似的计划时采取的方式简直如同一只睡鼠那样肆无忌惮。斯皮策则不同，他自诩为一个“特殊利益”的讨伐者。

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With his predecessor, George E. Pataki, gamely looking on, Governor Spitzer said in his 20-minute inaugural address that New York, "like Rip van Winkle, " had "slept through much of the past decade.

新任州长在其前任颇为不忿的冷眼旁观下，开始了20分钟的就职演讲，他说纽约州仿佛经历了“黄粱一梦，这一睡就是近十年”。

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Taylor, a Republican, was nominated to the banking department by former Gov. George Pataki in 2003.

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