It took him some time to grasp that he was now a public figure.

他过了些时候才意识到自己已是个公众人物了。

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As a public figure, Yao Ming knows what to do in face of this kind of things.

作为一名公众人物， 姚明知道在面对这类事情时该怎么做。

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As prescribed by Dryden, tragedy was supposed to concern a heroic man who is a public figure and who undergoes a fall that evokes pity from the audience.

正如德莱顿所说，悲剧应该是关于一个英雄人物的故事：他是一个公众人物，经历了一场磨难，让观众同情。

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People will think you are sick and they are not going to vote for you.' And my message was, 'I am a public figure and this is my responsibility,'" But Stanford's Dr.So - whose mother-in-law died from liver cancer - says changing attitudes is just a start.

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When a public figure's tweet results in big buzz, Twitter makes sure other celebrities know it.

WSJ: The Marketing Behind Celebrity Tweets

Kliner said he sees Santa as more of a public figure than a role model.

CNN: Should Santa Claus still be fat?

And is there a difference between a public figure and a well-known figure when it comes to privacy?

FORBES: Talking about privacy, Tiger Woods, and the digital age on NYT.com