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Ma was forced to play down (play down 怎解?) his remarks (remarks 怎解?) today, saying he had spoken rashly 輕率地, but pro-democracy lawmakers have accused him of distorting 曲解 history 歷史 and insulting 侮辱 the memory (memory 怎解?追思?) of those who died in the 1989 protests.
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