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Through a combination of strains of resistance - Islamist, nationalist, tribal, sectarian, ethnic, revivalist, democratic and other indigenous movements - most ordinary Arab men and women now behave in a totally different manner than the previous three generations, since the birth of the modern Arab world around 1920: They refuse to bow to foreign ultimatums and threats; refuse to cringe in fear of American, Israeli or British military attacks; refuse to waste time sending petitions to Western leaders asking them to adhere to global rights norms; and they refuse to play smoke-and-mirror deception games designed in Washington and Tel Aviv - or in Tony Blair's wandering mind.

通过伊斯兰主义、民族主义、部族、宗派、种族、复兴运动、民主以及其他本土运动等各种反抗张力的结合，大多数普通阿拉伯人如今的表现与之前三代完全不同：他们拒绝向外国的最后通牒和威胁低头；拒绝恐惧美国、以色列或英国的军事攻击；拒绝浪费时间给西方领袖送请愿书，要求他们遵守全球人权规范；而且他们拒绝华盛顿和特拉维夫或布莱尔设计的障眼法。

He probably thought he was asking a rhetorical question, but it deserves a literal answer.

他也许觉得这是个很有人情味的反问，但是人们需要的只是一个合理的答案。

If I'm asking you what you said to Mecklen, assume the shit is rhetorical.

我问你跟麦克伦说了什么，其实这是个设问句

Ly:I was only asking rhetorically, I didn't really expect an answer

我只是提个修辞性的反问，其实我并不是想得到任何回答。

I was only asking rhetorically ,I didn't expect an answer.

我只是问问而已，并非真想要得到回答。

I'm glad they've begun asking riddles.

我很高兴他们已经开始要求灯谜。

I ringed you only to asking you if you have determined the right person for the post.

我打电话只是想问一下你们已经决定这个职位的人选了吗？

First, we should punish the ringer and the person asking for help as severely as we can.

首先，我们必须严惩枪手和雇佣他们的人。

He regaled everyone with tales of his wife asking him when he would retire (his riposte:"In the future...").

他强大的故事都以他的妻子问他什么时候会退(他说："在将来对……")。

At this point you can risk asking for more without giving him the message that he is not good enough.

此时，你可以冒险多要求一点，但不要让他觉得自己不够好。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。