The developed countries were lecturing the developing world about the advantages of deregulation and liberalization, but were scarcely applying those principles to their own markets.
Les pays développés font la leçon au monde en développement à propos des avantages de la déréglementation et de la libéralisation, mais n'appliquent guère ces principes à leurs propres marchés.
I was going to let you know but you were lecturing.
J'allais vous le dire, mais vous étiez en conférence.
The countries which were lecturing others were themselves violating human rights with great sophistication.
Les pays qui font la leçon aux autres sont des virtuoses des violations des droits de l'homme.
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