The princess had more power, influence and force of character than anyone who had ever before been interested in such a case.

VOA: special.2009.04.18

It might be blood. Then whatever is believed to hold the power of this primordial life force, humans can tap into, and influence the activities of the metadivine realm.

可以是血液，无论哪个蕴含着,原始的力量，人类可以对此力量进行开发，影响超神领域的活动。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

His magic is directed at the metadivine realm, trying to tap into its powers. It's not directed at the gods. It's trying to tap into the ultimate source of power to use that power to influence the gods in a particular way or protect oneself against the gods.

这种法术的对象是超神领域，试图获得其中的神力,它不直接针对神，而是通过接近,神力的源头来获得力量，用特殊的方式影响众神,或保护某人不受到神的伤害。

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She said the United States is moving from mostly the direct exercise of power to what she called "a more sophisticated and difficult mix of indirect power and influence."

VOA: special.2010.05.29

I think what we do in America whatever people might say about we're on a way up or we're on a way down, we still have vast power in team influence on what's going in this world Absolutely. -with the kind of financial and leadership role.

我认为我们在美国所做的,无论人们如何评价,我们在前进或在倒退，我们仍然拥有巨大的力量,对于世界的发展有着极大的影响,绝对是，-因为我们拥有巨大的金融实力,以及领导作用。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

What the kind of regime that emerges along side the polis, is an aristocratic republic in which the noblemen have influence and power within the community by tradition and they are plural.

和城邦一同出现的政权制度,是一个贵族化的共和政体,贵族在城邦中依靠传统赋予他们的地位,发挥影响,拥有权力,他们的人数不止一个

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These political clubs or parties use their influence to incense the populous using their power to whip up dangerous passions that tend to make American politicians closer to demagogues than to statesmen.

用他们的权力激怒群众,用他们的权力激起危险的热情,致使美国政治家,趋近于蛊惑民心的政客,而非政治家。

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