Before they took power, they felt oppressed by the white English speakers who controlled things.

在掌握政权之前，他们觉得受到那些控制一切的、讲英语的白人的压迫。

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Before 1955, most white people were just shadowy presences in our world, vague figures of power like remote bosses at the mill or clerks at the bank.

1955年以前，大多数白人在我们的世界里只是影子般的存在，就像工厂里高高在上的老板或银行职员那样的模糊的权力人物。

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Queen of the Victorian era, most brides can wear the traditional national costume, and only representative of the upper classes can wear a white dress of power and identity.

在多利亚女皇时期，大部分新娘只能穿传统的民族服装，只有上层社会的人才能穿代表权力和身份的白色礼服。

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He and other reporters wanted to discuss the growing "white-power" culture in Sweden.

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Hello, can we say rich-white-male-power-entitlement-issues?

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