"Social networking" itself is a disgusting phrase, smacking of ruthlessness and desperation.

“社交网络”本身就是一个侮辱性词汇，是搧在无情和绝望上的耳光。

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Nayar's advice, advocating a flatter organizational structure that pushes decision-making authority to the front line, is smacking of open source ideals.

Nayar提倡扁平化的组织结构并将决策的权利推向前端的建议，是在抛弃开源式的理想。

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But the US, reluctant to embrace anything smacking of a legal treaty ahead of a presidential-election year, said it was still unclear precisely what Mr Xie meant by a new agreement.

但美国方面表示，解振华所说的新协定究竟意味着什么，仍不十分清楚。明年面临大选的美国，不愿支持任何带有法律条约意味的协定。

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Does the smacking of a small ball straight down a well-mown stretch of grass really require special clothes?

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After the French and Dutch votes, anything smacking of an elite-driven attempt to circumvent the popular will would look awful.

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But always that jerky twitching, always that smacking of rodent lips.

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