They did this because they didn't want the upper-class in Rome, who were the elite, they didn't want any one household, or any small group of households, to become too powerful.

因为他们不想罗马的上层阶级，即精英阶层，一户独大。

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It doesn't mean he was bad, it just means he wasn't quite elite enough.

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McIlroy acknowledged after Thursday's round that he's still consciously working on his swing during play, which isn't what any elite player wants.

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But he used his inimitable ability to speak to the hearts of the American people and to appeal over the heads of the cynical, can't-do elite.

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