She's making a strong a claim as is possible to make for her potential for rhetorical power.

她提出一个强有力的要求,因为这可能有助于她掌握话语权的潜力。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

The mother has her own way of using words for power, and she does it by making the kitten live again in his imagination.

同样凭借语言，母亲让死猫在理查的心中复活。

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Actually he gained power in Rome mainly by military might, by kind of making the Senate nervous and winning a few battles, and that was against the law.

事实上他在罗马提升势力，是由于强大军事实力，而且赢了几场硬仗战争，让元老院感到不安，这是违反法律的。

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