Power was vital to him, the power to make his public laugh and cry and love him for it-better still, to see them do it at his famous public readings.

至关重要的是他的力量，让公众为他哭、笑以及爱他——更好的是，在他有名的公共读物上看见他们这样做。

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He references one of his biggest mistakes as giving veto power to two investors on his board of directors, who abused that power and blocked him from doing good deals sometimes.

他提到自己所犯的最大错误之一，就是授予了他董事会里两位投资者否决行使权，导致他们有时滥用职权而且妨碍了他进行好的买卖。

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Love is an active power in man, a power which breaks through the walls which separate man from his fellow men, which unites him with others;

爱是活跃于人心中的一种力量，它冲破人与人之间的隔阂，使我们紧紧相连；

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It was his personal opinion. But he did not believe that the Constitution gave him the power to free all the slaves.

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The moment Richard gains some power from the use of words, his mother takes it back by exerting that power herself, taking that power away from him.

理查用唇齿周旋,母亲以彼之道,还施彼身。

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His position gave him great power over the economy of the whole country.

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