When bad boys become good and kind, they have the power of making their homes gay and new with happiness.

当坏孩子变得善良友好时，他们就有能力让自己的家充满幸福，变得欢乐而又焕然一新。

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In modern companies and democracies, power is increasingly diffused and traditional hierarchies are being undermined, making soft power ever more important.

在现代企业和民主国家，权力正日益分散，传统的等级制度正被削弱，这使得软实力变得更加重要。

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Those who knew the secrets of making iron gained ritual and sometimes political power.

那些掌握了制铁技术的人们常可获得宗教权利，有时候获得政治权力。

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Using non-performing rubber trees as a source of power also helps rejuvenate rubber production by making room for new planting.

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But those who want to forge ahead with their dream of "ever-closer union" in Europe should be warned that the further you shift power and decision-making away from nation states, the more dislocated and uninvolved citizens will feel.

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Power and decision-making are largely in the hands of one person, Steve Jobs.

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But, more seriously, the coming of the euro is part of a process involving the centralisation of economic power and decision-making in pan-European bodies.

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