1·Bush played host to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
布什款待了俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·Russians, for example, began to wake up about a half-hour later each day after President Vladimir Putin shifted the country permanently to "winter time" starting on October 26.
例如，自俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京从10月26日起在该国永久性地实行“冬令时”后，俄罗斯人开始每天晚半小时起床。
3·But how was it that Putin got the call?
可是普京是如何听到了这样的召唤？
4·'Back at your home, the police went out of control [and] are throwing people in jail,' Mr. Putin said.
普京说，在你的国家，警察失去了控制，正把人往监狱里扔，但那就是他们的工作。
5·"Putin is no one," she said-but things would be even worse without him.
“普京不是哪个人，”她说——但是没有他事情会更糟糕。
1·David Cameron did manage to meet Putin in Moscow this month, the first contact for four years.
大卫·卡梅伦这个月和普金在莫斯科会面是两国首脑四年来首次联系。
2·There are new signs of competition for the top job in Russia between Mr Medvedev and Mr Putin (see article).
有新的迹象表明，梅德韦杰夫和普金在为获得俄罗斯权力最高峰而展开竞争。
3·One of Mr Medvedev’s selling points to the Russian elite is his friendly relationship with America, which is better for business than Mr Putin’s belligerence.
针对俄罗斯上流社会，梅德韦杰夫卖点之一就是与美国的友好关系，这比普金的好战敌对好商量得多。
4·It was a good analogy; it whizzed round the world, prompting Putin to complain of US "arrogance".
这是个绝妙的比喻，很快传遍了全球，这让普金抱怨美国的“傲慢”。
5·Most crucially, Putin faces the prospect of law enforcement investigations into his alleged secret assets, should he ever decide to step off the throne.
最关键的是，一旦普金放开权力，他就会面临执法机构对他被控掌握的秘密财产的调查。