In his candid speech last month, Mr Mbeki appealed to South Africans to help eradicate “all that is ugly and repulsive in human society”.

在他率直的演说中，姆贝基请南非人协助根除“所有人类社会丑陋与令人厌恶的事物”。

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"When I was 13 I used to think they were pretty ugly cars," said Mr. Dixon, 58.

“我十三岁那会儿对自己说这车简直太丑了，”迪克逊先生说，他今年已经58岁了。

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“When I was 13 I used to think they were pretty ugly cars, ” said Mr. Dixon, 58.

“我十三岁那会儿对自己说这车简直太丑了，”迪克逊先生说，他今年已经58岁了。

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Mr Larijani, another rival of Mr Ahmadinejad, called the response ugly and vindictive, the conservative Iranian news agency Mehr reported.

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"Because the ANC is so dominant (in South Africa), it sends the message to people that if they want power, they can gain it through intrigue and if they succeed they will, of course, try to retain it through intrigue, " Mr Matshiqi says, lamenting the ugly nature of the Zuma-Mbeki battle.

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But many Peruvians fear that Mr Costa's departure sets an ugly precedent.

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