Such was the diplomatic feint that this week saw a beleaguered Taro Aso steal the prize in the scramble to be first across the threshold of Barack Obama's White House. Britain's Gordon Brown, another weakened leader every bit as eager to cuddle up close to the US president, must wait until next week.
这种外交佯动上周让困境中的麻生太郎(Taro Aso)在抢先跨过巴拉克•奥巴马(Barack Obama)白宫门槛的比赛中拔得头筹。另一位势力渐衰、同样迫切希望巴结美国总统的领导人——英国首相戈登•布朗(Gordon Brown)不得不等到本周。
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