Protecting libyan civilians from the depredations of their murderous leader is a cause that has united the world .
保护利比亚平民免受该国穷凶极恶的领导人的蹂躏，是一项让世界团结起来的事业。
And the depredations he has unleashed on the opposition eclipse anything witnessed so far in the course of the arab awakening .
能不能译为“他对于反对派的强烈镇压让自阿拉伯觉醒以来所发生的一切都黯然失色。”
Unfair as it might seem given its record on carbon emissions , it is much less vulnerable than say , china or india , to the depredations of climate change .
与中国和印度相比，美国不那么容易受到气候变化的破坏尽管从碳排放记录看，这似乎有些不公平。
But china 's own business depredations in myanmar , in everything from minerals to pipelines and ports , increase the risk of a backlash : its support of its cronies in government at the expense of local communities is hardly risk-free .
At the same time , the west should make clear that it will lift sanctions currently imposed on the north because of its depredations in darfur ( a separate bloody conflict ) , but only if the north proves more willing to co-operate on every front , including the pipelines .
