So, the parody is of something very close to home. And this poem that I've given you will come back on page 134. You don't have to turn to that now, but you should think about that return.

所以拙劣的模仿说得有点太露骨了,下面我要讲的诗在134页，你们现在不需要翻到那页,但你们得思考那个回答。

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Good question. Actually, I've got to get rid of this candy, so since it was a good question, here you go. Nice catch. Almost. Sorry. OK. No, I'm not. I'm sorry. I thought you had it, and then I've got the wrong glasses on and I realized you didn't, so I will, ah come back to that later.

问得好,事实上我不得不给你这个糖果，因为你问的很好，接好，不错，抱歉，对不起，我以为你接到了，我带错了眼镜而且,我意识到你没带错，所以我会待会再讲。

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So, these rulers have a coercive ability in creating, and I'll come back to this, large standing armies that will be arriving not immediately, they're not arriving by train or being helicoptered in at some distant command, but they will get there if there's trouble.

这些统治者们以铁腕构建极权,稍后我会谈到这一点,一只大规模的军队,在当时很难进行远程调度,因为他们没法坐火车或者搭直升机立刻赶到,但他们最终会到达事发处

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