When the right person is holding the right job at the right moment, that person's influence is greatly expanded.

当合适的人在合适的时间担任了合适的工作，这个人的影响力就会大大扩大。

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Nearly every person who runs for political office has an intuitive sense that they can powerfully influence their odds of winning the election if they can just raise and spend more money.

几乎每个竞选政治职位的人都有一种直觉，如果他们能筹集和花费更多的钱，他们就能有力地影响他们赢得选举的几率。

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It may sound like an unusual piece of advice, but it is true the first impression someone has of you when meeting you for the first time will probably influence how that person treats you or reacts to you in the future.

这可能听起来像一个不寻常的建议，但这是真的，当别人第一次见到你时对你的第一印象可能会影响那个人将来如何对待你或对你的反应。

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They said a person rolled a big wheel if he was important and had influence.

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The one who didn't really love you that much but then starts to show you that they love you, that person is a powerful influence on your behavior.

爱你不深的人,开始对你示爱，这样的人会强烈影响你的行为。

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Many things influence a person's personality, including genetics and experience.

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The degree of social, political, and economic influence a person wields is inversely proportional to that person's inclination to do housework.

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Similarly, an analysis of national crime statistics done last year by University of Florida criminology student Nicholas Branic found that living in a gated community does not significantly influence a person's likelihood of victimization.

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But I think I've learned over the years that bigotry can be a kind of mental sickness that tends to influence everything a person does.

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