Eighteen months of this, though punctuated by hard work on arms control and a valiant bout of shuttle diplomacy, in 1982, to try to avert the Falklands war, were more than enough.

这18个月真是受够了，他不时要投入军控的繁重工作、多轮穿梭外交，1982年还要避免爆发马岛战争。

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Analysts tell the Los Angeles Times the statement signals an effort by hard-liners to continue the US-Iran standoff, despite Obama's calls for diplomacy.

分析家对洛杉矶时报说，尽管奥巴马呼吁通过外交途径解决双方问题，但这份声明是强硬派继续坚持与美对峙立场的一个标志。

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Talk, even from a president as winning as Mr Obama, needs to be accompanied by some hard-edged diplomacy.

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