It is a tale of missed opportunities , obduracy and short-sightedness , all which are pushing the middle east towards greater instability .

这是关于错失良机，冷酷执拗，目光短浅的故事，以上种种将中东再次推向更加不稳定的境地。

Will hutton 's latest article was characteristically persuasive , but I fear that his argument and any associated attempts to be serious about tax will always founder on the twin reefs of public obduracy .

威尔哈顿最新的文章有着独到的的说服力，只是，我担心他的论点以及与此有关的任何关于税收方面严肃认真的尝试往往会触及公众的冷酷与顽固这一对礁石。

For some , including russia and china thus far , the only answer to iran 's obduracy is more talks .

迄今为止，包括俄罗斯和中国在内的一些国家希望用更多的谈判回应伊朗的顽固态度。

The problem has not simply been of ineptness on the part of the eurozone leaders or of obduracy on the side of the grey-haired technocrats at the european central bank though both elements , it should be said , have played their part .

问题不能简单的归结于欧元区领导人的无能，或是欧洲央行（europeancentralbank）中那些年长技术派官员的冷酷与固执不过应该说，这两个因素都发挥了作用。

As prospects for a rescue plan seem to be fading , largely thanks to german obduracy , nervous investors have driven interest rates on greek government bonds sky-high , sharply raising the country 's borrowing costs .

主要是由于德国的冷酷，援救计划的前景似乎消失，惊慌失措的的投资人将希腊政府债券利率追到极高，从而极大地提高了该国家的借贷成本。