Thereupon, they pointed to the empty loom, and the poor old minister kept opening his eyes wide, but he was unable to see anything because there was nothing to see.

就此，他们手指着空的纺织机，可怜的老大臣一直张大着眼睛，却看不到任何东西，因为根本没有东西可以看。

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No minister need come; nor need anything be said over me. — I.

不需要牧师来；也不需要对我念叨些什么。

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Germany's economy minister Philipp Roesler publicly introduced the concept and, needless to say, the mere mention of bankruptcy was anything but calming for global investors.

德国财长菲利普·罗斯勒就公开表达了这一观点。显而易见，提到破产纯粹只是为了安抚全球投资者。

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Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada says he has ordered the interception of any dangerous debris, if anything goes wrong with North Korea's planned rocket launch.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the Palestinians not to do anything on their own.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

"I've never asked a prime minister for anything, " Mr. Murdoch said during his testimony, which was peppered with pauses as he appeared to be answering carefully.

WSJ: News Corp. Chief Faces Inquiry

Mr. Murdoch dismissed as "myths" the allegations that he had used his newspapers to push his commercial interests and said he had never asked a prime minister for anything.

WSJ: Rupert Murdoch Says He Was Misled on Phone-Hacking Scandal at News of the World

When it comes to war with Iraq, the prime minister is, if anything, even more confident about the role he, and he alone, must play.

ECONOMIST: Bagehot