We are what we are because of the power and authority of the laws, the customs, the traditions, the culture that has shaped us.

我们的存在,是因为法律，习俗，传统及文化的职权与威信,这些形塑了我们。

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The partners were dependent for their retirement on the prosperity of the firms they left behind and the customs and culture they left behind, and the places were much more responsible and honorable.

合伙人的退休金取决于,他们留下的公司的繁荣程度,以及他们给公司带来的制度和文化，这些公司是非常,负责任而且受人尊敬的。

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