opposite numbers

His primary assignment took him to the enormously expanded capital city, much changed since the sleepy days of 1938, where his opposite numbers in the Navy's cryptanalytic service, 'Communications Supplementary Activities ( Washington)', were based.

由于新工作，他搬到了迅速扩张的首都，与1938年的冷清相比，这座城市已经有了很大的变化，美国海军密码分析部门“华盛顿通信保障中心”就坐落于此。

As compared with their opposite numbers in past ages, they were less avaricious, less tempted by luxury, hungrier for pure power, and, above all, more conscious of what they were doing and more intent on crushing opposition.

同过去时代的对手相比，他们在贪婪和奢侈方面稍逊，但权力欲更强，尤其是对于他们自己的所作所为更有自觉，更是一心一意要打垮反对派。

The occasion then was the six-monthly Franco-German cabinet meeting when German ministers meet their French opposite numbers to discuss policy projects.

那时是半年一次的德法内阁会议，德国部长会见法国相应的政府成员讨论政治项目。