The young man works his way up to the top.

那个年轻人努力使自己逐步晋升到最高职位。

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ONE measure of Japan’s dysfunction is the way its system allows weak politicians to rise to the top then spits out each new prime minister in favour of the next unexceptional man.

其体制允许没用的政客晋升，然后每每产生新的首相，支持着下一个平庸的人，这是日本运作不良的方式之一。

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A lanky, gregarious man in his twenties, Rakowski is the product manager of a top-secret project that's been under way for more than two years.

这个20多岁的瘦高开朗的年轻人是一个暗中进行了2年的最高保密项目的产品经理，周一的经理例会将是正式发布前的最后一次会议。

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But the Communist leadership would prefer to have Mr Luzhkov's support to put their man in the top job, rather than the other way round.

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Seven minutes of added time were given, during which Steve Bruce scored for Man Utd, clearing the way for their first top-flight title in 26 years.

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In 2008 a man who had murdered his mother was paraded in an open top truck on the way to his execution with a placard around his neck, detailing his crime.

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