He is not such an idealist that he cannot see the problems.他并非看不见问题的理想主义者。He is a political pragmatist, not an idealist.他是政治上的实用主义者，而不是理想主义者。This is a heated debate which involves materialist as opposed to idealist views...
He insisted that there could be no linkage with other Mideast problems.他坚持主张不把它与其他中东问题挂钩。The Mideast crisis would have accelerated. The China initiative could have been nipped in the bud.中东危机可能加快速度,对中国的主动行动可能夭折.Rice was ...