"The power given to me will be used to hold,occupy, and possess the property and places belonging to the government, and to collect the taxes.

VOA: special.2009.07.30

Will not even philosophers, one might ask, given the possibility of absolute power ? be tempted to abuse their positions?

难道哲学家，有人可能问到，如果他们拥有绝对的力量时,难道不会想要滥用职权吗？

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

Hobbes in the Hobbesian doctrine of sovereignty, or the Hobbesian sovereign, to have a complete monopoly of power within his given territory.

在他的君主学说，或是霍布斯式的君主论中，霍布斯认为，在特定的领土中,存在着一种绝对的权利。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

He says if people want peace, the tribal leaders can play a role, if we are given the power and authority to do so.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

So I've given this first lecture a title, the title being "Milton, Power, and the Power of Milton," because any introduction to Milton has to confront the long-standing conviction in English letters of Milton's power or his strength as a poet.

所以我给这第一场讲座起名叫做，米尔顿，力量，以及米尔顿的力量“,因为只要要介绍米尔顿，就无法绕开,米尔顿作为诗人的力量,这一英国文学一直以来的话题。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

Under legislation proposed by Senate Banking Chairman Christopher Dodd, the Fed would be given more power to regulate large financial institutions but would no longer supervise smaller banks, those with assets under 50 billion dollars.

VOA: standard.2010.03.17

Similar to how 2008 Beijing Olympic Games put the Chinese capital in the international spotlight, Shanghai's hosting of the World Expo has given the city of 20 some million people and China a chance to showcase its emergence as a global economic power.

VOA: standard.2010.05.02