America's hold on global middle class society and even culture is eroding, though not at the expense of the U.S. middle class population.

美国在全球中产阶级社会乃至文化领域的影响力正在不断削弱，虽然美国中产阶级人口并没有因此而消减。

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It is of great significance for the Security Council to hold this meeting when the Middle East issue is at a crucial juncture.

在中东问题面临重要关口的情况下，安理会举行此次会议具有重要意义。

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'Our research has shown for a long time that women hold their own in the middle levels, it's the senior levels where there's a drop-off.'

我们的研究显示，长期以来女性在中层都坚持住了，只是在高层出现了下滑。

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U.S.Middle East envoy George Mitchell will hold three days of separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in an effort to advance the peace process.

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And there is no belief you could possibly hold given these numbers in this game that could ever rationalize shooting the ball to the middle.

在给出的这些数据下,无论你认为门将有多大概率会扑向右路,从中路射门绝对不是一个合理的选择

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Is that right? So no: to say it another way, middle is not a best response to any belief I can hold about the goal keeper, to any belief.

我说的没错吧,或者换个说法,从中路射门无论在何种信念下,都不是一个最佳对策

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And the question now is whether Republicans will vote to raise taxes on the middle class and hold the middle class hostage on the insistence that the wealthiest Americans continue to get tax breaks that contributed mightily already to our deficits, which in this economic environment they do not need.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

It is very important that we extend those middle-class tax provisions to hold middle-class families harmless.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama After Cabinet Meeting

We should not hold the middle class hostage while we debate tax cuts for the wealthy.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Holds a Press Conference