This celebration of opulence and wealth and power undercuts the character of the Statue of Liberty.

这种对丰裕、财富和权力的颂扬破坏了自由女神像的特质。

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More irrigation works would have to be built to feed the growing population, and this resulted in more power and wealth for the elite.

国家必须修建更多的灌溉工程来养活不断增长的人口，这为精英阶层带来了更多的权力和财富。

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The prince is kind and innocent (天真无邪的) , so he doesn't understand why people want to have power, wealth and praises so much.

王子既心地善良又天真无邪，所以他不明白为什么人们会如此渴望权利、财富和赞誉。

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But he says they also act as representations of a country's wealth and geopolitical power.

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So don't be tempted--Moses later warns the Israelites -don't be tempted to say to yourselves , "My own power and the might of my own hand have won this wealth for me," or again, to say in Deuteronomy 9:4, "The Lord has enabled us to possess this land because of our virtues."

不要被引诱，摩西后来警告以色列人,不要擅自妄称，凭借我的力量，我的能力,我得到了这货财，《申命记》第9章4节中又说，耶和华将我领进来得这地是因我的义“

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Owning such protective armor helped show a ruler's wealth and power.

VOA: special.2010.08.04

But the Chinese experiment with democracy for practical rather than moral reasons, and even today appreciate that a diverse, educated and open civil society breeds great resilience, creativity, and ultimately, wealth and power.

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And it is even easier at a time when everybody is busy, everybody is stressed, and everybody -- our culture is obsessed with wealth and power and celebrity.

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At the top table, ex-communists used legal, semi-legal and illegal means to turn power into wealth, and then wealth into power.

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