Edward Kennedy revealed himself again to be one of T. S. Eliot's hollow men, gesture without motion.

爱德华·肯尼迪再一次让人们看清楚，他不过是艾略特笔下的空心人，只有姿态，没有行动。

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Though quitting the competition may have been an act of staggering self-regard, it was no hollow gesture.

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Because remembrance without resolve is a hollow gesture.

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"But to say to a retired employee that we're going to give you fewer roles, it's a symbolic gesture and a pretty hollow one at that, " Clohessy said.

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