In its contemporary form, western democracy is held to be ill-suited to our country's cultural traditions.

从其当代形式来说，西方民主被认为不适合于我们国家的文化传统。

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We are expected to suffer it in comparative silence; being "strong" is the template; wailing and weeping a sign of "giving in to grief," which is held to be a bad way of "dealing with it."

我们被期望以相对沉默的形式来承受：坚强是我们行为的模板，而放声大哭和哭哭啼啼则是一种“向悲伤屈服”的表现——这也被认为是一种不好的应对方法。

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The sports meet is to be held on April 10.

运动会将于四月十日举行。

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Conventionally, a rise in oil prices is held to be inflationary, so that the correct response from central banks is to raise interest rates.

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And cable is widely held to be the best way of delivering high-speed Internet access, and with it the whole of the digital future.

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This offensive against crime is generally held to be a success.

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