总地来说，这么说是合理的，不过这其中也有讽刺的意味。

This is largely appropriate, but there is an irony too.

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随后马其顿声称要在斯科普里中心建一座亚历山大大帝的铜像，起初很多人以为这仅是一个为了抨击希腊人的玩笑话，为了讽刺希腊总自诩为历史和文化中心。

So when the Macedonians said they planned to put up a statue of Alexander in the centre of Skopje, many assumed it was a joke to rile the Greeks, who see him as central to their history and culture.

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交易商总被讽刺为那种只想着成交，而完全不顾结果是否无终的人。

The caricature of a dealmaker is someone who only wants to get the deal done, and CARES not one FIG for the consequences.

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