MOST British prime ministers end up trying to cut a dash on the world stage, even if at the outset they forswear such vanities.

大多数英国首相最终总是想要在国际舞台上大出风头，尽管最初上台时他们都发誓说绝不如此。

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But an increasing number are ailing and need to be cut down, meaning that entire groves of trees that add a dash of pink to the unrelenting grey of Japan's cities may disappear.

而病树的数量却在不断增长，急需被砍伐。这就意味着，在日本城区的凝重灰底上画出一抹粉色的樱花树林最终可能会完全消失。

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But Mr Blair would have done better to resist this temptation to cut a dash.

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G7 summit in Birmingham, and attends the Arab-Israeli talks in London, Mr Blair is entitled to reflect that he has lately cut quite a dash on the world stage.

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