Lord Patten is a member of that nebulous but powerful nexus, the “great and good”.
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the “great and good”. - important person, celebrity 要人，名人
But, as one of the senior Conservatives who disagreed with Margaret Thatcher over Europe in the 1980s, Lord Patten has street-fighting form to go with his silkier diplomatic skills.
而作为1980年代在欧洲问题上与撒切尔持不同意见的前保守党高级成员，手腕老练和日渐柔软的彭定康勋爵还有一场硬仗要打。
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Street fighting is a colloquial term used to denote unsanctioned, usually illegal, hand-to-hand fighting in public places, between individuals or groups of people
go with something - to accompany something agreeably.
将殊死鏖战与圆滑的外交技巧完美的结合起来/集街头群殴和外交圆滑于一身；（想了半天，也不知怎么措辞比较好 ）
Then there is the pressure from the Beeb’s commercial rivals, not least Rupert Murdoch, who among other complaints argue that the corporation has distorted the publishing and internet market, by investing in ventures outside conventional broadcasting.
然后是来自BBC商业对手的压力，不仅是Rupert Murdoch，身处其他抱怨中的他们称BBC通过对传统广播之外的风险投资扭曲了出版和互联网市场
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not least - especially
among other complaints - besides/ in addition to/ apart from other complaints 除其他指责之外（还指责BBC通过对传统广播之外的风险投资扭曲了出版和互联网市场）
There are also perpetual wrangles over the (inflated) pay of presenters.
还有持续的关于主持人薪水增长的争论。
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关于主持人薪水过高问题永无尽头的争论
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能不能告诉我这些都是哪里查到的？我怎么都google不到？
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