The one who got slapped felt hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: Today my best friend slapped me in the face.

被打的人感到本身受了伤害，但什么也没有说，只是在沙地上写下了这样一句话：今天我最好的朋友掴了我耳刮子。

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The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand, "Today my best friend slapped me in the face."

被打的人非常伤心，但他什么也没说，只是在沙地上写道：“今天，我最好的朋友打了我一个耳光。”

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The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, he wrote on the sand: Today my best friend slapped me in the face.

被打的人很伤心，但是没有说任何话，而是在沙地上写道：今天我最好的朋友打了我一记耳光。

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But what makes them so clever is the impact they have had without Mr Cameron saying anything extraordinary.

ECONOMIST: Bagehot