Each time he portrayed America as a respectful senior partner rather than a domineering chief executive; he asked nations to take responsibility for their own destiny, and they loved it.

他每次都将美国描述成尊重他人的老大哥，而不是刚愎自用的总裁。他呼吁这些国家把握自己的命运，而它们很吃这一套。

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Libya sits directly between Tunisia and Egypt — two nations that inspired the world when their people rose up to take control of their own destiny.

利比亚位于突尼斯和埃及之间。这两个国家的人民奋起反抗来选择他们自己命运的行为让世界人民受到鼓舞。

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Some kind of magic faith in their own ability to take the hard destiny off their parents animates the children.

一些神奇的信念鼓舞了孩子“他们认为自己有能力扛过父母苦难的命运。”

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But he said the time has come for Africans to take control of their own destiny.

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First, the United States must help Iraqis take responsibility for their own destiny.

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Senator CHUCK HAGEL (Republican, Nebraska): The Iraqis must take control of their own destiny, their own future, their own government.

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It is by learning reading, writing and mathematics that they can break the vicious circle of misery and take their destiny into their own hands.

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