It's the understanding that he can make things happen in the world; he can defend himself against his father's punishment through the use of words.

这是一种理解，他可以让事情发生在世界上；他可以用语言来为自己辩护，使自己免受父亲的惩罚。

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An eloquent speaker is one skilled in the use of words.

有口才的人善于用词。

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Do not ridicule the use of words in psychotherapy.

不要嘲笑言辞在心里治疗当中的用途。

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Mister Jungen has said that the sports industry makes free use of American Indian words and images to describe its teams.

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It's the understanding that he can make things happen in the world; he can defend himself against his father's punishment through the use of words.

自己的价值;,凭借唇齿,他可以与父亲周旋。

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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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The shifts would affect not just sensibility but its simplest expression, the use of words.

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One can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as "expected, " "planning, " "possibility, " "opportunity, " "goal, " "will, " "may, " "intend, " "anticipates, " "working toward" and other words of similar meaning.

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In the context of this song, I do not feel that there is any negative intent behind the use of the words, hence the reversal of the decision.

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