Psychopaths, or sociopaths as some prefer to call them, are well known figures in our culture.

心理变态者，或者如有些人更喜欢称呼他们的反社会者，在我们的文化中是众所周知的人物。

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Well-known figures would be a big plus for the new board.

名人会成为新董事会的一大优势。

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Well-known figures such as John Prescott are said to have been victims of the hacking without any clear evidence that their phones were, in fact, hacked.

像约翰·普雷斯科特这样的知名人士据说就是非法入侵的牺牲者，他们没有明确的证据表明手机是被入侵的。

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Fearful that their candidates will be assassinated, most of the main groups are not disclosing most of the names on their slates, beyond a few well-known figures.

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Sometimes it can seem like well-known figures like Wesley Snipes are unfairly targeted, painted with a brush more appropriate for the advisers that got him into the tax mess.

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Such well-known figures as Krent Kresa (the boss of Northrop Grumman) and Alan Mulally (the president of the civil-jet side of Boeing) are said to have been approached about the job.

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