Now, I recognize-- well you should recognize that this is a very simplified view of a highly complex network of interactions that takes place.

我认为,你们应当了解,这只是对一个高度复杂,协同运作的网状工作系统的简单介绍

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So you'd have a patron who would be higher class, richer, more powerful, have some political power, and you would be loyal to your patron, and your patron would then represent you in court, try to get you jobs, try to get you more business, do all the kinds of things that patrons do for their clients.

要找个比你社会地位高，比你有钱有权，有一定政治影响力的庇护人，你也要忠诚于他，庇护人会在法庭上代表你，帮你找工作，帮你介绍生意，各种庇护人为被庇护人做的事。

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