To indulge, one more time, in the metaphor of war as a kind of living thing, a parasite on human societies: the idea of a war to end war is one of its oldest, and cruelest, tricks.
再一次地，让我们坚决地把战争看作是一种有生命的东西，一种人类社会的寄生虫：以战止战的想法是老掉牙的把戏，但也是最残忍的把戏。
Having campaigned against the war in Iraq while emphasising the need to do more in Afghanistan, Mr Obama will face a continuing temptation to end the former war while reinforcing the latter.
奥巴马在竞选时一面反对伊拉克战争，一面强调美国在阿富汗还有不少工作要做，在终结美伊战争的同时，他还要面对新的诱惑-增兵阿富汗。
As the war dragged on and Irish casualties mounted, however, their sympathy for the Union cause began to flag, and by the end of the war many had abandoned the Northern cause altogether.
然而，随着战事的绵延和爱尔兰人伤亡的增加，他们对联邦事业的同情心开始衰退，战争末期，许多人完全脱离了北军。
At the end of the war, one and a half million Americas returned home to a country preoccupied with peace and prosperity, not with a war that took place nearly a half a world away.
在这场战争结束后，有150百万的美国人回到了家乡，他们从事于美国的和平与繁荣，而不再去注意发生在离开他们约有半个世界的那片战场。
But I think despite our impatience as we enter the sixth year of the war, we still have to handle the end of the war and the end of our participation in major combat, in a sensible and thoughtful way.
但是我认为，尽管由于我们进入这场战争的第六个年头而感到不耐烦，我们还要以明智和考虑周全的方式处理结束战争工作，停止参与重大战斗的工作。
John McCain wants to continue George Bush's war in Iraq, losing thousands of lives and spending hundreds of billions of dollars to fight a war that is not making us safe. I want to end this war.
麦凯恩要继续打布什的伊拉克战争﹐这场战争不会给我们带来安全﹐却要牺牲数以千计的人命﹐耗费几千亿美元。
The euro was given a boost after the IMF meeting, which failed to resolve the so-called "currency war" and the single currency may end up being the loser in this "war".
国际货币基金组织会议之后，欧元上扬。此次会议没能解决所谓的“货币战争”，而欧元可能成为这场“战争”的牺牲品。
Even looking 100 years out to the end of the next century, only a third thought war would be wiped out, though only a minority were worried about a nuclear war.
甚至再往前看一百年，到下世纪末，虽然只有少数人担心有核战争，但也只有三分之一的人认为能消灭战争。
Even looking 100 years out to the end of the next century, only a third thought war would be wiped out, though only a minority were worried about a nuclear war.
甚至再往前看一百年，到下世纪末，虽然只有少数人担心有核战争，但也只有三分之一的人认为能消灭战争。
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