Tell Tom not to throw his weight about when he starts his new job. He can sit back quietly and pick up a few ideas from others.

告诉汤姆开始新工作时，不要盛所凌人。他可以安安静静不急于行动，先听听别人的意见。

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Hence his first foreign trip after his election victory was to Paris, where he sought to convince his hosts that Germany would not throw its weight about in Europe in a, well, French sort of way.

ECONOMIST: Germany