无论如何，你都处于对采取行动实现目标的权力基础作出选择和决定的状态中。

In any case, you are in a position to determine and select a base to operate from to accomplish your purposes.

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如果参赛者在企图对对手犯规时弄伤了自己，裁判将不会采取对他有利的行动。

If a contestant injures himself while attempting to foul his opponent, the referee will not take any action in his favor.

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他们必须对这些孩子采取点行动，因为很明显他们的行为已经出轨了。

They've got to do something about these children because clearly they've gone off the rails.

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And more immediately, this weekend, as all of you are thinking the most event in the world was whatever was happening in Congress to do with Iraq, actually, the most important event in the world was taking place in England where my favorite team, portsmouth, were playing Kaj, the head TA's favorite team, Liverpool.

再举个最近的例子吧,比如这周末,在场的各位都觉得世界上最重要的事,是国会对伊拉克采取何种行动,但我觉得最重要的事发生在英格兰,我最喜爱的足球队,朴茨茅斯队,对抗助教长卡茄最喜爱的利物浦队

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