一句VOA新闻。rhetorical flourishes...

来源：百度知道 编辑：UC知道 时间：2024/06/03 20:26:22
Obama responded by saying that he and Patrick are friends and that they often share ideas and rhetorical flourishes. Although most independent pundits viewed the charge of plagiarism as exaggerated, they did see possible damage to Obama's image in the eyes of the voters, because his soaring oratory has been his strongest asset.

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最后一句怎么前后矛盾啊？？？？？？？

Obama 回应说他和Patrick是好朋友并且他们经常互相分享观点和语言修饰的技巧。尽管大多数独立评论家认为对Obama的剽窃指控被夸大了，但是也确实看到了这项指控对Obama在选民心中的形象造成的可能的损害，因为出色的演讲艺术是他最大的优势