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it took Nixon to go to China
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ニクソンという特異な人物でなければ、中国へ行くという決断は下せなかった、つまり、他の誰でもなくニクソンだからこそ実現し得たという意味です。 / 言い換えると、通常の人なら到底できないような大胆な行動は、ニクソンのような例外的な人物でなければ成し得なかったというニュアンスです。
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Alternative form of only Nixon could go to China
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it took Nixon to go to China
When discussing diplomatic breakthroughs, political analysts often use the proverb it took Nixon to go to China to suggest that only someone with Nixon's stature could have succeeded.
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When discussing diplomatic breakthroughs, political analysts often use the proverb it took Nixon to go to China to suggest that only someone with Nixon's stature could have succeeded.
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