That India cannot seem to do any of these things suggests that it will always be a second-rate power.

然而印度似乎无法做到其中任何一条，它永远是个二流国家。

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It is said that the British Empire is very large and respectable, and that the United States are a first-rate power.

据说大英帝国很大，很可敬，而美利坚合众国是一等强国。

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Britain is a "second-rate power" which has been in decline for a century - yet London remains the most influential city in the world.

据英国《每日电讯报》报道，尽管大英帝国经过一个世纪的衰落，已沦为一个“二流强国”，但伦敦仍是全球最具影响力的城市。

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In the U.S.,electric utilities lead the opposition to copying this rate structure, and to mandating purchases of alternative power.

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