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Chapter 1 冷酷自大、不择手段的美国总统Frank
1 Its sure to be an uphill battle
肯定是场硬仗...................................................................002
2 We cant allow ourselves to be held hostage by public opinion
我们不能被公众的想法左右................................................014
3 But that only increases my estimation of her
但那只会增加我对她的尊重................................................027
4 You dont strike me as someone who shies away from a
challenge
我看你不像遇到挑战就会退缩的人......................................040
5 Im declaring war on atrophy
我是向衰退宣战................................................................056
6 I need to concentrate on whats in front of me right now
现在我得专心解决眼前的问题.............................................071
Chapter 2 争强好胜、感情用事的美驻联合国大使Claire
7 What I lack in experience Ill make up for in work ethic
经验的缺乏我会用职业道德补上..........................................086
8 Hes at his wits end
他真是无计可施了.............................................................101
9 We were just brainstorming alternatives
我们只是在考虑别的选择...................................................112
10 There is no ideal other than repealing the law
除非废除法律,不然不可能理想..........................................124
11 Going around the Security Council is a radical move
绕过安理会实在是鲁莽之举................................................140
12 Every day, he wakes up bearing responsibilities you cant
possibly imagine
每一天,他承受的责任都是你无法想象的.............................154
Chapter 3 狡猾多疑、心思缜密的俄罗斯总统Petrov
13 Men like you dont show up for dinner without an appetite
你这种人如果没有胃口是不会赴宴的...................................172
14 As long as there is transparency and communication
只要能保证透明性,保持沟通就好......................................186
15 You saw my men as expendable
你觉得我的人是可以牺牲的................................................200
Chapter 4 文笔优美、观察力敏锐的畅销小说家Tomas
16 For some reason, he trusted me with the scales
不知怎么,他信任我做称重................................................216
17 I think people need to hear your voice to hear his
我觉得人们要听听你的声音,才能听到他的声音...................231
18 You wrote that I refuse to see the impossible as impossible
你书里写我拒绝相信不可能................................................245
19 Im sure any book you wrote would do ten times what mine do
我敢说不管你写什么都会卖得比我的好十倍..........................259