In a surprise shake-up of security apparatus (安全装置), Vladimir Putin moved from his job as minister of defence, a role he has held since 2012, to the national security council (国家安全委员会). His replacement is Andrei Belousov, an economist (经济学家) with no experience of security matters but who has worked extensively (广泛地) on military budgets. The changing of the guard (换岗) will have little effect on operations in Ukraine. Mr Putin prefers to speak directly to Valery Gerasimov, his senior general in the field. Mr Belousov said his task was to achieve victory, but “with minimal human losses”, presumably just on the Russian side.
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The security apparatus in the country is being reorganized to improve efficiency.
该国的安全装置正在重组以提高效率。
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She has worked extensively on environmental issues for many years.
她多年来在环境问题上广泛地工作。
Mr Putin met his Chinese counterpart (对手), Mr Xi Jinping, in Beijing. It was his first trip abroad since winning a sham (虚假的) election in March. The leaders reaffirmed (重申) their support for each other. Mr Xi has been accused by Western officials of propping up (支持) Mr Putin’s war machine in Ukraine.
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The CEO met with his counterpart in the other company to discuss the merger.
首席执行官与另一家公司的对手会面讨论合并事宜。
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Many considered the election to be a sham, with widespread reports of fraud.
许多人认为选举是虚假的，有广泛的舞弊报告。
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They reaffirmed their commitment to working together on the project.
他们重申了在该项目上共同合作的承诺。
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The government has been accused of propping up failing businesses with taxpayer money.
政府被指控用纳税人的钱支持失败的企业。