It tried to control not only North Africa, but the waters of the Mediterranean in the west entirely.

它不仅仅想控制北非,甚至想把地中海西部也据为己有

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When someone gets a gift and the other people at the kibbutz say, "Well you can't have that by yourself, we share everything."

当某人收到一件礼物,农场里的其他人就指责道，你不能把它据为己有，我们必须分享一切“

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When he tries to take the things into his own hands, and in the process,to contravene the will of God, only terrible things can happen to him.

如果将某物据为己有,这个过程便违背了上帝的意愿,灾难将降临到他的头上

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