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Demo trators picked an abortion clinic with sig that said “back-alley” butcher.
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示威者将一家流产诊所用标语牌围起来，牌子上写着“卑鄙的屠夫”。 |
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Democracies are diverse, reflecting each nation's unique political, social, and cultural life. Democracies rest upon fundamental principles, not uniform practices.
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在民主国家，公民不仅享有权利，而且负有参与政治体制的责任，而他们的权利和自由也正是通过这一体制得到保护。 |
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Democracies foster a never-ending struggle between two rights: The government's obligation to protect national security; and the people's right to know, based on journalists' ability to access information.
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民主体制造成两种权利之间的永恒较量：政府保护国家安全的责任与人民的知情权，后者取决于新闻工作者获取信息的能力。 |
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Democracies foster the existence of a free press.
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民主国家培育自由媒体。 |
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Democracies grant many freedoms to their citizens including the freedom to dissent and criticize the government.
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民主国家给予公民许多自由，包括对政府表示异议或批评政府的自由。 |
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Democracies guard against all-powerful central governments and decentralize government to regional and local levels, understanding that local government must be as accessible and responsive to the people as possible.
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民主政府知道其首要职能是保护言论和宗教自由等基本人权，保护法律面前人人平等的权利，保护人们组织和充份参与社会政治、经济和文化生活的机会。 |
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Democracy and freedom are irreplaceable universal values.
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民主与自由做为普世价值是无可替代的。 |
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Democracy cannot flourish half rich and half poor ,any more than it can flourish half slave.
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民主不能在一半人富裕而另一半人贫穷的情况下兴旺发展，在一半人是奴隶的情况下也同样不可能。 |
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Democracy has bad aspects too.
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民主有坏的方面. |
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Democracy has been improved steadily.
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例13．民主政治建设不断加强。 |
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Democracy is a bulwark of freedom.
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民主是自由的保障. |
