The central state, though often very rich and very populous, was intrinsically fragile, since the development of new international trade routes could undermine the monetary base and erode state power.

尽管中央帝国通常非常富有和人口稠密，它本质上是很脆弱的，因为新的国际贸易路线的发展可能会破坏货币基础和侵蚀国家权力。

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Expensive things are not inevitably the province of the rich unless we abdicate society's power of choice.

昂贵的东西不一定是富人的专利，除非我们放弃社会的选择权。

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Instead, they have had to cultivate the rich, who have gained greatly in lobbying power.

相反，他们必须与富人结交朋友，富人的游说能力大大增强。

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They began using their power to become rich.

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Because the self-help movement in many ways is about telling us how it's all about the power of the mind, talk about "Think and grow rich", the book; we'll talk about the secrets which is about creating our reality through our thoughts.

因为自助运动在很多方面,是在告诉我们信念力量是怎么回事，提到《思考致富》那本书;,我们会讨论各种秘密,它们如何通过思想创造现实。

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"The next thing is to work out how technology can be transferred from rich countries to poor countries and this will involve things like investment in renewable energy, investment in wind power and solar, investment in more efficient power stations,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

Forbes 4oo power players Rich DeVos, Ken Langone and Diane Hendricks all reportedly attended to strategize for the 2012 elections.

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The power struggle between rich and rising economies is pushing into the area of governance.

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Later this month, the Koch brothers will join other super-rich power players at a Koch Industries-organized strategy session, planning ahead for the 2012 elections.

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