After all, I got into politics to have some influence on the public debate, because I thought I had something to say about the direction we need to go as a country.

毕竟，我进入政界就是为了在群众意见中有一些影响力，因为我认为作为一个国民，我对我们必需要走的方向有些话想说。

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However, at present, government functionary's professional ethical level isn't high, even some government functionary have degenerated because of influence from all kinds of reasons.

然而，由于受到诸多因素的影响，目前公务员道德水平并不是很高，甚至有些公务员腐化堕落。

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"We are really sad that he is no more with us," "Many pop singers, like all our pop singers, they have some kind of influence and they,to some extent, have followed his ideas and compositions, and so it's a big time loss."

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