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In this task, given a sentence in the Chinese language, your task is to convert it into the English language.
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霍华德的对手，反对党领袖金姆·比兹利（澳大利亚工党，布兰德选区）发言支持未经修改的提案。他指出：“说这位部长不具备”对这种药物进行评估“的科学能力，这简直就是一个尽人皆知的常识”。他重申，这个提案“并不是真正针对托尼·艾伯特的”。
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Howard's counterpart, the Leader of the Opposition, Kim Beazley (Australian Labor Party, Brand), spoke in support of the bill in its unamended form, noting that it is "simply commonsense that the minister does not have the scientific capacity" to evaluate the drug, and reiterating that the bill is "not really about Tony Abbott".


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中华人民共和国已禁止免费塑料购物袋从2008年6月1日起生效。
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The People's Republic of China has banned free plastic shopping bags in a move to take effect from June 1, 2008.


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民主党人对布什政府对审讯策略问题的保密表示沮丧。
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Democrats expressed frustration with the Bush administration's secrecy on the issue of interrogation tactics.