For far too many, those dreams have dissipated, and with it, so has the will to shape our destinies.

对绝大部分人来说，那些梦想已经远离，随之远离的，还有塑造我们命运的意愿。

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There are other things involved; there is the awakening of energy which has been dissipated so far.

还有别的事情也在发生：有能量的唤醒，在此之前它被耗散了。

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Now that it has dissipated into a network, it has proved far less effective.

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