여러 영어 표현들

2007. 10. 5. 12:58past

from : http://www.economist.com/world/asia/PrinterFriendly.cfm?story_id=9687646

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India's Communist parties are trying to wrench out its molars.

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On August 18th the biggest of the four communist parties—the Communist Party of India (Marxist)—warned the government of “serious consequences” if it pursued the agreement.
Yet the Congress-led government of Manmohan Singh needs the parliamentary support of the Communists to pass legislation.

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This is not new ground.

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It is central to Mr Singh's foreign policy.

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So, with scant room for compromise, either the government or the Communists will be bruised.

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It would supply India with civilian nuclear fuel and technology provided it submits to safeguards on its civilian nuclear programme and separates it from its military one.

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India won further concessions. In particular, it would retain the right to reprocess atomic fuel for energy generation—a procedure which also yields fissile material for weapons—in a purpose-built facility.

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“there is no doubt” that they would ditch the government.

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the deal could be changed only by renegotiating with America, which would be fruitless and make India a laughing-stock.

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the Communists object to closer ties with America.

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India could funnel its own modest uranium supply into its weapons programme.

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most Indians—poor and rural—probably care not a fig. Even so, the rumpus may hasten the government's end.

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Mr Abe had come principally to discuss trade between their two countries. It is currently puny—$6.6 billion last year—but could double within five years, according to a recent study.

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A Japanese official in Delhi also expressed astonishment at reports that Japan would commit $10 billion to the Delhi-Mumbai scheme. The figure has been widely touted in India's lively press, which, like parliamentary debate, is an important underpinning of an energetic democracy.