I wanted to sign a contract for only one semester but found that most positions were for one or two years.

我只想签一个学期的合同，但发现大多数的职位是一年或二年。

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They wanted to please their constituents — but they also wanted to preserve their positions as members of America's (elected) ruling elite.

他们要取悦选民——但是也要在美国选出的统治界精英中保持自己的位置。

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But local chiefs wanted everyone in the community to cycle through all the positions at the lodge so that everyone would gain valuable skills.

但当地酋长想要社区里的每个人都在所有岗位上周转一遍，以便让每个人都获得宝贵的技巧。

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All the groups that stand to win or lose from it are all figuring out what it does to them and they're taking the positions out of self-interest So, I wanted to write something that was more perspicacious if I could manage that.

所有人无论赞同或者不赞同这个改革,都试图搞清楚这个改革对他们将有什么影响,从自身利益来讲，想搞清楚他们究竟能得到什么,所以，如果我可以的话,我更希望我能写一些独具慧眼的东西。

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He wanted them to hold their point positions at the blue line and press forward more often to lend offensive support.

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They represented 70 percent of the teachers, 50 percent of the medical workers, they held elected positions and were free to wear the clothes they wanted and come and go as they wished.

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