The press saw the event as a straw in the wind that augured the resumption of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

报界把这件事看作是两国之间即将恢复邦交的预兆。

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The doctor's worried face was a straw in the wind.

医生脸上的忧虑神情表明病人病情不妙。

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They are full of belly laugh. · a straw in the wind.

事情发生前的一些风吹草动。

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Such a study is, of course, but a straw in the wind.

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In this connection, its decision with respect to restoring grant security assistance to Ankara will be a critical straw in the wind.

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China's ASAT test is a straw in the solar wind.

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