The authorities are certainly still strong enough to prevent those vital conflicts from issuing in the shape of open discussion or open rivalry for power. 當權者當然仍有足夠的力量阻止這些致命沖突以公開討論或公開的權力競爭的形式出現。
She laughed at this sexual power play and walked away. 她對這種性別權力游戲一笑置之并走開了。
Romantic love is especially despised in authoritarian or caste-conscious societies, for love is democratic and thus interferes with power plays. 在獨裁或者等級鮮明的社會中，浪漫愛情受到鄙視，因為愛情是民主的，從而會干涉權力游戲。
