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capitalism
意味 資本主義
The top “enemies” (the “Them”) are the same countries that America and its allies were against during the anti-communist Cold War, Russia and China, even though Russia is no longer communist, and China has become a mixture between communism and capitalism.
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こういう文かっこいいんですよね…だから無理して政治記事に挑戦する。
a whale of an A
意味 (くだけて) すごく大きな A〈物· 事〉; すばらしい A〈物· 事〉
On 19 June 1945, Truman wrote to his wife, Bess, “He’s done a whale of a job. They are running him for President, which is O.K. with me. I’d turn it over to him now if I could.”
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excuse
意味 ＜…に対する/…するための＞ （偽の） 言い訳, 言い逃れ, 口実
Ideology is no longer the excuse.
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corruption
意味 腐敗
Now the excuses are “democracy,” “human rights,” “fighting against corruption,” and, of course “national defense” (which likewise was Hitler’s main excuse).
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cadet
意味 （陸· 海· 空軍） 士官学校の生徒; 警察学校の生徒.
The best single statement of America’s position is the speech that Barack Obama gave to the graduating cadets at West Point Military Academy on 28 May 2014, saying:
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seek
意味 求める
From Brazil to India, rising middle classes compete with us, and governments seek a greater say in global forums.
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gnaw
意味 〈動物· 人などが〉＜…を＞ かじる, かむ (away) ＜at, on＞
There is no meat on it but they continue to gnaw away. Why?
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disparage
意味 (かたく)〈人· 物など〉を批判する, けなす, 見くびる.
Peter Ford: Of course Assad will win and of course the Western powers will try to disparage his victory.
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legitimacy
意味 正当性
Much of the current Western propaganda effort against Syria is geared at trying to spoil Assad’s victory and deny it legitimacy.
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