And the violence, I think, of this reaction is due in large part to our tendency to think of Milton and of Milton's work in terms of the category of power.

之所以会有这么激烈的回应，我认为在很大程度上,是由于人们倾向于在力量的范畴,理解米尔顿和他的作品。

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And so Richard is learning a grammar of race even while he tries to work out how to use language as a source of power in his family.

所以理查在学习语言的艺术,虽局限于种族,就是他在家里受尽磨难时也在学习语言的魔力。

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You really want to get the power of dividing things up, but if you end up doing a ton of work at the combination stage, you may not have gained anything.

你真的想得到分解问题的能力,但是如果在合成的某个阶段,你需要做大量的工作，你可能得不到任何东西。

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It is a work intended to ingratiate himself to Lorenzo de Medici, the man to whom the work is dedicated, a customary prince, a traditional prince who has just regained his power.

本书是针对,他迎合罗伦佐？梅迪西所写，后者即是本着作所要致献的人，一个按惯例策立的君王，一位传统的君王,且才刚重获权力。

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