1. Set in the Yuan-Dynasty China, the opera created a beautiful yet
obdurate princess named Turandot.
该剧以中国元朝为背景，虚构了一位美丽而冷酷的公主图兰多特的故事。
2. Similarly China, soon to be the world's largest greenhouse-gas emitter, was, until this year, an
obdurate opponent of negotiating beyond Kyoto.
同样的，中国即将成为世界上温室气体排放量最大的国家，但中国以前一直极力反对在京都议定书框架之后谈判相关气候变化问题。
3. These would punish Mr Kibaki's more
obdurate ministers and backers, while sparing poorer Kenyans from the effects of general trade and aid sanctions.
这些制裁将会对齐贝吉总统那些更顽固的部长们与幕僚们进行惩罚，而于此同时让稍贫苦的肯尼亚平民能免受大众贸易与援助制裁的影响。
