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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Shadowy men of power and wealth inhabit newly built skyscrapers.

那些有权利和财富的神秘人住在新建成的摩天大楼里。

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All power and wealth is stripped from the Amun priesthood, and the Aten reigns supreme.

阿蒙祭司的权力和财富皆被剥夺，阿吞神主宰了一切。

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

VOA: special.2010.03.31

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

Now the world is rebalancing - power and wealth will become more evenly distributed across countries.

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Meanwhile he has concentrated ever more power and wealth in the hands of his own extended family and clan.

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The Argentine also was a military officer who feigned affection for the poor while expanding his power and wealth.

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