We thought that the Taliban will be reduced to a minor irritating factor within 6 months to a year.

我们原以为,在六个月到一年之内塔利班分子会减少成为一个很小的势利。

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At the same time, as I empty myself of a lot of my own focus on myself, it allows me to hear and pay attention to all the things that are around you.

我对自己做了清理,减少了自己的重视，这使得我能够注意到,身边的一些事情。

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GDP Furthermore, Reagan reduced spending as a proportion of gross domestic product and Clinton reduced it even further You have a bipartisan achievement which alas in the current circumstances it slips.

另外，里根根据,按比例削减了政府开支,到克林顿执政时，开支进一步减少了,这是两党共同努力的结果,不过可惜如今已不复存在了。

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