Most of us simply give up, usefully for the powers that be.

我们中大多数就放弃了，对当权的那样做也是有用的。

You can get there on your own, but it's easier with the help of the powers that be.

你也许可以凭借自己的努力取得成功，但是如果有了这些人的帮助，你的成功之路也许就会更平坦。

But the powers that be crunch the numbers.

但权力正在挤压数字。

I remember the powers that be trying to use fear as a weapon.

我记得试图将恐惧用作武器的力量。

But the power? that is still up for grabs.

不过谁是老大还不知道呢。

Plus, I'll be putting more of her questions to the powers that be.

另外，我将向当权者提出更多她的问题。

So, then, at that time, the powers that be thought, this isn't going to work.

所以，那么，那个时候，被认为的权力， 这是行不通的。

The powers that be are gonna come down on him heavy.

那种力量会让他自食其果。

No one knew—or at least, the powers that be didn't know—he was out tonight.

没有人知道——或者至少， 当权者不知道——他今晚不在。

The powers that be don’t want the media to get hold of the story.

【power】当权者不希望媒体知道那件事。

If the powers that be hear about it, I might get stuck with the job – permanently!

如果当权者听说了这件事，我可能会永远受困于这份工作！

" Descoulis must stand better with the powers that be than we thought, " answered M. de Croisenois.

“德库利斯必须比我们想象的更好地应对这些权力，”M. de Croisenois 回答道。

Give me your votes and the power that is in your hands and I will fix all this.

给我你的选票和你手中的权力， 我会解决这一切。

No, there's a party. There's a party. But the power, that is still up for grabs. You follow me?

有， 但是控制权我们两个都想争取， 懂了吗？

Yeah, I think it was calculated to make the biggest impact so that the powers that be will sit up and take notice.

荷马：是的，我认为它是为了产生最大的影响而设计的， 这样当权者就会站起来注意。

And then after the  third season, the powers that be at WNYC decided they did not want to make any more More Perfect.

第三季结束后，WNYC 的高层决定不再制作更多《更完美》。

There is also the fact that The Infinity Gauntlet might not always wield the power that was required to wipe out half the universe.

还有一个事实是，无限手套可能并不总是拥有消灭半个宇宙所需的力量。

Worst-case scenario, trying something heroic and new could put you at odds with the powers that be in times and places when those powers were absolute.

最差的情况是 尝试一些伟大创新会让你和当朝的极权权贵发生龃龉。

When it's fully done, you're talking more than a quarter of a million homes can benefit from the power that's generated from this array of turbines.

一旦这250个安装完成，这些涡轮机组所发的电将可以供应25万户人家。

Rafiq says that if the powers that be hear that he is an expert at giving gifts, he might get stuck with the job permanently.

拉菲克说，如果当权者听说他是送礼专家，他可能会永远受困于这份工作。