Ron Powers is the author of Mark Twain: A Life, and Sam and Laura, a play about Twain and his lost love.

罗恩·鲍沃斯，《山姆和劳拉：马克·吐温的爱情人生》的作者，一部关于马克·吐温失去的爱情的戏剧。

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Doing something effective about this was beyond his powers, both because it is difficult and because his opponents had no interest in helping.

在这方面采取切实有效的行动超出他的力量范围，既是因为难度很大，也因为他的对手们一点都不想出力帮忙。

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This guy seems have some powers of wizard. For about one minute, his eyes gazed at the bride, slightly shaving, seems he was trying to inject something to bride's mind with his fingers.

这位老哥有点儿象“神汉”，足足有一分钟，两眼盯着新娘子，浑身颤抖，手势好像要把什么东西注入新娘子的脑袋。

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It tells about a troubled writer named Robert who makes a deal with women with magic powers to help him finish his play.

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Whenever I asked about his mythical sales powers, his eyes flashed, and he subtly poked fun at the senior management for thinking that he had some secret formula.

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But residents on Middlesbrough's mean estates ascribe him near-messianic powers, and reverentially recount anecdotes about his pursuit of litter louts and intimidation of thugs.

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He must think about timing, consequences, relations with foreign powers, his next career move.

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