这一时期是精英间的竞争，其中贵族们资助建造教堂和其他建筑来试图增加自己的影响力。

This period was one of inter-elite rivalry, in which nobles sought to increase their influence by funding the construction of churches and other buildings.

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上东区的贵族们，绯闻少女在此，我是你们唯一得到曼哈顿精英们丑闻的渠道。

Hey, upper east siders, gossip girl here, your one and only source into the scandalous life of Manhattan's elites.

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但是美国的贵族治理跟精英治理两种模式之间还是有一个巨大的差别的。

There's a major difference between the US aristocracy and the meritocracy though.

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The optimates, meaning "the best," tended to support the interests of the wealthy senators and the few wealthiest families.

贵族派，是指精英“,主张保护元老院议员的利益,以及少数富裕家庭。

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