After all those birch trees it was a novel experience to wake to the rolling hills and steppes of Mongolia - a welcome contrast.

在看了这么多桦树之后，早上醒来后看见蒙古起伏的群山和草原，这是一种新奇的体验和愉快的对比。

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This is a welcome contrast to the secrecy that characterised much of the nuclear industry's interaction with the public in the past.

过去，公众与核工业的互动大多是秘密的，与此相比，上述举措受到欢迎。

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This makes a welcome contrast to Republicans in the House of Representatives who have no power to filibuster and therefore little influence.

而众议院的共和党人对此则不太感冒，因为他们在阻挠议事这方面没什么权力，也掀不起什么风浪。

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That is a welcome contrast to the self-important style of many lesser journalists' books about great events.

ECONOMIST: Russia

An offer to co-operate with the government provided a welcome contrast to the partisan rancour in Washington.

ECONOMIST: The Conservative Party

Known as the Garden City of the Gulf, it is a welcome contrast to the concrete jungle of construction and development so often seen in cities in this part of the world.

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