A Margin of 537 votes out of more than 6m, for the crucial 25 electoral votes of the state of Florida, can hardly be called decisive: it is not at all surprising that the man on the losing side finds it hard to accept such a close result. Nor, given that George W. Bush lost the nationwide popular vote to his rival, Al Gore (albeit only by a larger sliver), does it give Mr Bush a mandate. Yet, three weeks after the election, following all the recounts, wrangles, legal arguments and efforts at delay, this is as clear a result as America is going to get in the time available. For that reason, Mr Gore should concede.
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机译：对于佛罗里达州至关重要的25票选举，在超过600万张投票中，以537票的利润很难说是决定性的：输家的男人发现很难接受如此接近，这不足为奇结果。鉴于乔治·W·布什（George W. Bush）输给了他的竞争对手阿尔·戈尔（Al Gore），尽管在全国范围内都没有通过全民投票，但这也没有给布什总统以授权。然而，在大选之后的三周，在进行了所有重述，争执，法律争辩和延误努力之后，这显然是美国将尽其所能的结果。因此，戈尔先生应承认。
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