breast-beating

His breast-beating emotionalism won little sympathy.

他表示沉痛的作法未能赢得同情.

In essence, the oil-fuelled hubris and breast-beating of Mr Putin's second presidential term is out.

总之，俄罗斯在普京第二个总统任期内由石油助长的傲慢与慷慨激昂已成为过去。

Even though she wore an Italian brand, she got none of the hysterical breast-beating about a Frenchwoman betraying her country that one might expect.

尽管她穿的是一个意大利品牌，但这并没有引发人们可能想到的情况：一位法国女士背叛了祖国，从而导致人们歇斯底里地捶胸顿足。

The news that Saab automobiles filed for bankruptcy has spurred the usual round of breast-beating, finger-pointing, and name calling.

萨博汽车（Saab Automobiles）申请破产的消息一如既往地引发震动，人们先是捶胸顿足，随后开始相互攻击、指责。