The problem was if you have a basically landlocked power and want to get to the sea, then you'd better have a navy.

问题是,如果你是一个强大的内陆国家,你想使自己的势力到达海洋,最好要有一支海军

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I think that, you know, the country at the moment needs a strong leadership

我认为，这个国家现在需要一个强大的领导者。

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So, people like Hobbes thought, "Well, we need a really strong state."

同意霍布斯观点的人认为,"我们需要一个十分强大的国家"

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Basically, what it did was it made it feel that people wouldn't get cheated; the SEC was a strong regulator and it really did restore confidence in the financial markets in this country.

证券交易委员会的辛勤付出,使人们感到不会受骗,证券交易委员会是一个强大的监管机构,它也重塑了,这个国家对金融市场的信心

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