take the rap

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Whether Mr Westerwelle will take the rap for the FDP's electoral setbacks is also unclear. The party's rising young leaders may not be ready to challenge his chairmanship.
韦斯特韦勒是否原意为自民党选举挫败承担责任尚不明朗，党内新兴的年轻领导人也还没有做好挑战党主席的准备。
Even the prime minister, Nguyen Tan Dung, may stay in office, after speculation that he would take the rap for the biggest mishap, the collapse of Vinashin, the giant state-owned shipbuilder.
总理阮晋勇可能会继续留任，即便之前，有推测他可能会因大型国企越南船舶工业集团的财务危机承担过错责任。
Yet it seems acceptable for sporting events and sportsmen and women to take the rap, and their careers be sacrificed, over something that has absolutely nothing to do with them.
然而，让体育赛事和运动员受过、为一些跟他们一点关系都没有的事情牺牲他们的事业却似乎是可接受的。

Whether Mr Westerwelle will take the rap for the FDP's electoral setbacks is also unclear.
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