A year or so ago , china was still clinging on to an essentially passive role in international affairs .

大约一年前，中国仍坚持在国际事务中充当配角。

The country wants to cosy up to western governments , companies and tourists , while clinging to its traditional laws and customs .

这个国家一方面想与西方的政府，公司和游客保持亲密的关系，另一方面又想坚持自己的传统法律和习惯。

But consultancies clinging too long to a specialization in strategy at the expense of other practice areas now find themselves in trouble .

但另一方面，咨询公司一直以来以放弃实践操作领域的代价，坚持战略具体化，现在他们麻烦来了。

This willingness to jettison ideological baggage while clinging to leninist first principles also helps answer the first question , about the party 's surprising durability .

第一个问题可以借由既想要抛弃过于意识形态包袱又要坚持基本的列宁主义的做法来回答：中共的持久性。

Democrats are still clinging to entitlement programs with no talk of real cost cutting , though the current system is clearly unaffordable .

虽然现金系统已经明显无法支付，民主党还是坚持民众权利计划，从未提及费用削减。