The reality is far from what they boast.

现实与他们吹嘘的相差何止十万八千里。

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That's the great empire they boast about of drudges and whipped serfs.

这就是他们所夸耀的那个苦役和被鞭打的农奴的伟大帝国。

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Yet they boast of their tall buildings, high mountains, long rivers, big state, the best country, the best world, the best heaven.

他们吹嘘自己的高楼大厦，高山，大河，吹嘘自己是大国，是最好的国家，是最好的世界，最好的天堂。

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Mr.Obama promised reform in last year's presidential campaign, and congressional Democrats want a success they can boast about during next year's midterm congressional elections campaign.

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They boast an arsenal of well-known names, from Monet and Matisse to Renoir and Rothko.

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Now they boast a record of only one defeat, by Rangers, in their last 10 league contests.

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