To many people, husband and wife alone do not seem a proper family—they need children to enrich the circle, to validate its family character, to gather the redemptive influence of offspring.

对许多人来说，丈夫和妻子似乎不足以构成一个真正意义上的家庭——他们需要孩子来丰富他们的小圈子，验证这个小圈子的家庭性质，并从子孙后代那里获得某种弥补的影响。

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Why not look at social gatherings as chances to mingle with potential colleagues and expand your circle of influence?

为什么不把社交聚会当成结识可能的同事和扩大你的影响圈的机会呢？

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Key decisions are taken by a circle of insiders whose influence often extends far beyond their job titles.

主要的决定是由少数的内部人做出的，这些人的影响力经常超过他们的职位。

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At Harvard he became chums with many of the people who were part of America's privileged circle of influence.

ECONOMIST: George Plimpton

Whilst we still use blunt and unsophisticated measures, we are destined to follow this ever decreasing circle of influence.

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We need to ensure there are benefits inuring to everyone within our circle of influence, namely, customers, employees, vendors and shareholders.

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