ABOUT 30 yards from a machine-gun-toting policeman guarding the American embassy in London stands a smart town house.

在离携枪的警察守卫的美国驻伦敦大使馆大约30码远的地方有一栋小洋房。

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Yet any moral superiority New Yorkers may feel should be tempered by the behaviour of the American embassy in London.

纽约人可能觉得他们本来占理的优势可能都被美国大使在伦敦的行为所抵消。

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In mid-June 2012, Mr Assange sought refuge in the Ecuadorean embassy in London, where he remains after being granted political asylum by the South American country on 16 August 2012.

BBC: Profile: Wikileaks founder Julian Assange