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On the fringes of the Congress there were a refreshing number of news conferences and interviews, but the core political business of the Congress itself along with the horse-trading that preceded it remained shrouded in secrecy.

在大会的外围，出现了一些令人耳目一新的新闻发布会和采访，但大会本身的核心政治事务和大会前的权力角逐，依然不为外界所知。

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Just as likely, the president will be chosen in a horse-trading marathon in2009, which will also pick a head of the European Commission ( roughly, the EU's bureaucracy) and a new foreign-policy chief.

很可能，主席将经过马拉松式的讨价还价在2009年才能产生。同时，也将产生欧洲委员会（基本上是欧盟的官僚机构）的头头和一位新的外交长官。

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And I know that with all the lobbying and horse-trading, this process left most Americans wondering what's in it for them.

我本应更多地向民众解释地更清楚，因为民众担心在所有的游说和妥协后，这些措施最后还能为美国人带来什么。

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This is serious politics – far more difficult than horse-trading over tariffs.

这是个严肃的政治问题，比围绕关税的讨价还价要困难得多。

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It was overshadowed by horse-trading between France and Germany regarding the French candidate, Mr Trichet, eventually taking over.

法、德之间围绕法国候选人特里谢最终接任的讨价还价，给这一过程蒙上阴影。

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After both chambers pass bills , the two get horse trading to produce a common bill.

如果参众两院要让立法通过的话, 这两派需要艰苦的谈判来制定一个能普遍接受的法案.

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Conceivably, after a further round of horse-trading, a compromise might be reached.

可以相信，经过又一轮的讨价还价，各方可能会达成一项折中方案。

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In many European countries the second uncertainty is standard: what coalition or minority government will emerge from the political horse-trading?

在许多欧洲国家，第二个不确定性是标准化的：政治交易之后，将组成何种联合政府或少数政府？

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The conference must achieve a spirit of genuine progress over and above the inevitable horse-trading and political fudging which will convince not only politicians but also billions of individuals around the world that the fight against global warming is worth joining.

本次会议必须打造出一种真实进展的精神（超越不可避免的讨价还价和政治作势），让世界各地的政界人士乃至数十亿人相信：抗击全球变暖是一项值得投入的事业。

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Horse-trading among European governments over anti-dumping tariffs on cheap Asian shoe imports intensified yesterday as member states delayed a vote by a further week.

昨天，在对从亚洲进口的廉价鞋征收反倾销关税的问题上，欧盟各国政府间的讨价还价进一步升级，各成员国将就此问题的投票又推迟了一周。

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The revamped regulations sparked a flurry of behind-the-scenes horse-trading, with most global investment banks racing to strike deals with local securities firms.

新规定的出台，引发了一波幕后的讨价还价热潮，多数全球投行竞相与本地券商缔结相关协议。

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china hitherto has been willing to cut tariffs unilaterally rather than on a horse-trading basis.

迄今为止，中国愿意单方面削减关税，而不是讨价还价。

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Because none of these options is very appealing, and because any decision about Greece will have implications for Portugal, Spain and possibly others, it may take much horse-trading before one can be reached.

由于这些选择都不那么吸引人，而且任何有关希腊的决定都会对葡萄牙、西班牙可能还有其它国家产生影响，因此任何决定可能都要经过一番激烈的讨价还价才能达成。

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on the face of it, this horse-trading is odd (though stitch-ups of the parliamentary presidency are quite normal).

面对这种情况时，讨价还价是很少见的（尽管对议会主席的缝缝补补现象很普通）。

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This is the first time in seven years I've seen the Commission invite member states to come in for a talk, said one European trade specialist, who said there had been an excess of horse-trading surrounding the case, even by Brussels standards.

这是七年来我第一次看到欧盟委员会邀请成员国前来对话，一位欧洲贸易专家说。这位专家表示，即使以欧盟的标准来衡量，围绕此事的讨价还价也已过头了。

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Add some political horse-trading, and it is downright scary.

再考虑到一些政治上的讨价还价，这一方案简直让人不寒而栗。

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