You know I am at the bottom of the totem pole in this organization. I am afraid I can't help you much.

你知道我在这个机构里是人微言轻，恐怕帮不上你什么忙。

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His father made him carry heavy sacks of fabric to different factories, to build respect within the organization and to show him the difficulties those at the bottom of the totem pole have to endure.

父亲叫他将沉重的麻布袋扛到各个工厂，教他在企业内部要尊重他人，还给他瞧底层人民所遭受的艰难困苦。

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PEOPLE OFTEN FORGET that for a long time all Korean brands were at the bottom of the branding "totem pole."

人们经常会忽略，在过去的长时间里，所有的韩国品牌都处于品牌“等级”的底层。

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Of course, if I had decided years earlier to just become an expert in health policy, or whatever, I could have started in quickly at the bottom of the media totem pole and risen more or less swiftly toward the top, earning some sort of income instead of piling up debt.

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