戴笠天生就是干这份工作的料：他是典型的通过狡诈、才智与阴谋而从默默无闻直到掌握巨大权力的。

Dai li was a natural for the job: he was the classic rise from obscurity to great power through cunning, intelligence, and deviousness.

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萨奇解释为何选择了我：“一个球员可能有很棒的技术，但如果不努力做好事情，那么他的聪明才智将一无是处。”

Sarge explained why he picked me: “A player can have great skills, but his talent won’t mean much if he doesn’t apply himself and get the job done,” he said.

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这个才智过人的官员，通过巧妙的土地收购，便能无拘无束地在私有的土地上修造起这条通道。

Thanks to clever purchasers of land, the magistrate had been able to make a secret, sewer-like passage on his own property, and consequently, without interference.

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