Gold may be honest, and tangible, but it is not nearly as powerful an economic tool as the more abstract forms of money that have taken its place.

黄金可能是诚实的，实在的，但作为金融工具，却远远没有取代其地位的抽象货币来的强有力。

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The Reaper is much more powerful than its predecessors. It not only flies higher, but loiters longer, and – most significantly – carries a more destructive payload.

“收割机”比以往的无人机更具威力，它不仅飞得更高，滞空时间更长，更重要的是它能够携带具有摧毁性的武器。

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But it did not because its dealers-gm has more than twice as many as it really needs-are protected by powerful state-franchise laws.

几年前未实施是因为通用所拥有的超过实际需求两倍的经销商受到国家专营法律的保护。

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The narrative steers clear of flowery prose, but its simplicity only makes it more powerful.

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The younger wine is incredibly exotic, flamboyant, and complex, its older sibling no less powerful but slightly more restrained and refined, a little less forthcoming at this point.

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Taiwan claims the ocean from its south shore clear down to Singapore, but so do the more powerful China, the more assertive Vietnam and strong U.S. ally the Philippines.

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