举办这一生日庆祝活动的第二个原因是为了缓和与日益强盛的北方联盟的关系。许多这一联盟的成员把统一作为国力不盛的一个原因。

The second reason its birthday party will be muted is the growing power of the Northern League, many of whose members regard unification as a cause for lament.

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不是只有公司创始人、CEO或者常春藤联盟毕业生才能从拥有强烈的信念中受益。

But it's not just company founders and CEOs or Ivy League grads that can benefit from having a strong sense of conviction.

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在美国，博士生实习教师联盟的出现结束了之前大学与博士生群体之间不清晰的责任关系，自那以后工资就丰厚多了。

In America the rise of PhD teachers' unions reflects the breakdown of an implicit contract between universities and PhD students: crummy pay now for a good academic job later.

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