Neither Gordon Brown, the prime minister, nor Alistair Darling, the chancellor (finance minister, pictured) are popular figures and the economy is the main concern for voters.

无论是首相戈登·布朗亦或是财政大臣阿利斯·泰尔·达林(见下图)都不是受欢迎的人物，而对选民来说，经济是主要担忧点。

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In children's advertising, the "celebrities" are often animated figures from popular cartoons.

在儿童广告中，“名人”往往是流行卡通中的动画人物。

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Good landladies—those who are superb cooks and launderers, are figures as popular in fiction as the bad ones who terrorize their guests and overcharge them at the slightest opportunity.

善良的女房东——如那些擅长厨艺和洗钱的房东，和那些恐吓客人、一有机会就多收钱的坏房东一样，都是小说中受欢迎的人物。

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Both the president and the general are highly popular figures in wake of the victory over the Tamil rebels.

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You can see this with public figures. Public figures who are viewed as competent but who pratfall, sometimes they are even more popular after the mistake. Okay?

这点可以在公众人物身上体现出来,他们能力卓越，但偶尔失态，有时，犯完错后，他们的人气蹿升？

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Close to 40 years after his death, Louis Armstrong remains one of the most popular figures in jazz.

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Blagojevich was able to leverage a string of endorsements from popular figures like Chicago Mayor Richard M.

CNN: Blagojevich made name as a friend of the common man

Mr Kohl, after all, remains one of Germany's most popular figures as well as the party's honorary chairman.

ECONOMIST: Germany

Former Chelsea coach Scolari is one of the most popular figures in Brazil, after leading the Selecao in their last successful World Cup in 2002.

BBC: Brazil look beyond Dunga to 2014