We think this can be resolved through dialogue, "said the senior administration official."

“我们认为可以通过对话协商解决，”一位高级官员说。

Things just cannot go on like this, one weary administration official was heard to say this week.

事情不能这样继续下去——上周有人听到一位疲倦的行政官员说了这样的话。

Wang Yaowu, Local River Administration Official, said, "Chaohu lake is experiencing its lowest levels in a decade.

当地河道管理部门的一名官员Wang Yaowu说：“巢湖出现十年来最低水位。

Wang Yaowu, Local River Administration Official, said, "Chaohu lake is experiencing its lowest levels in a decade."

当地河道管理部门的一名官员Wang Yaowu说：“巢湖出现十年来最低水位。”

"We don't have the ability or even will to use coercive power to change Russia's behaviour," says a senior administration official.

“我们没有能力，甚至也没有意愿采取强制力量改变俄罗斯的行为，”一位高级行政官员说。