He owned the New York Yankees. His desire to win at all costs produced not only the most powerful team in Major League Baseball.

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We think that anticipation is a powerful evoker of desire, and we think that brain activation can reflect that.

我们认为,预期是有关欲望的一种有效观测手段，同时我们认为，大脑活动能够将其反映出来。

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The Eyptian goddess Isis seeks out the mangled body of her lover, Osiris, because of her powerful affection for him and because of her desire presumably to see him whole again.

希腊女神伊西斯寻找她爱人的肢体碎片，欧西里斯，因为她对他强烈的感情,也因为她觉得有可能再见到完整的他的欲望。

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