1·It is easy to scoff at the idea of an arms firm preaching ethics, particularly one that is still making money from deals concluded before its squeaky-clean rules were put in place.
要嘲笑一个军火商去鼓吹道德是很容易的,尤其是这个公司在实施它一尘不染的规定之前达成的那些交易还在挣钱的时候。
2·Russia, the Gulf Arabs and the rising powers of Asia scoff openly at the Washington consensus.
俄罗斯,海湾地区和正在崛起的亚洲国家公开嘲笑华盛顿共识。
3·Eurocrats scoff that the Albanians cannot even hold a local election without its going wrong.
欧盟的官员嘲笑阿尔巴尼亚连小小的地方选举里都搞得一团糟。
4·Anyway, Europe is in sclerotic decline, they scoff: the future lies in emerging markets.
但无论如何,欧洲一直处于衰退之中,他们嘲笑说,未来还看新兴市场。
5·Traditionalists may scoff.
传统人士可能会嘲笑。