Even long-time friends and allies used to the twists and turns of their leader’s policies and chequered private life were left shocked; embarrassed.

就连那些习惯了其领导人政策变化无常、私生活光怪陆离的老朋友和老盟友，这一次也感到无比震惊……太尴尬了。

Silvio Berlusconi’s televised rant against Italy’s judiciary, the constitution, “hegemonistic Germany and, worst of all, his scarcely veiled threat to bring down Mario Monti’s technocrat government left his supporters struggling to calm the waters before financial markets were to open today.

意大利总理西尔维奥·贝卢斯科尼(Silvio Berlusconi)在电视上大骂意大利的司法系统和宪法、以及德国的“霸权主义，最糟糕的是，贝卢斯科尼几乎毫不掩饰地威胁要把马里奥·蒙蒂(Mario Monti)的技术官僚政府赶下台，他的支持者不得不为其收拾烂摊子，努力赶在昨日金融市场开盘前平息局势。

“It was an emotional moment, explained Franco Frattini, a former foreign minister and friend of the three-time prime minister. “Look at his body language, typical of a man who is really furious .?.?. But even I was surprised at his outburst against the Monti government.

意大利前外长佛朗科·佛拉蒂尼(Franco Frattini)是三度担任意大利总理的贝卢斯科尼的好友。他解释说：“那是一时冲动。看他说话时那些肢体语言，都是人怒不可遏时的典型动作。不过，他对蒙蒂政府发怒时的样子，连我都被吓到了。

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