(5) How shall the conflicting interests of the commercial and the planting states be balanced so as to safeguard the essential rights of each?

(5) 如何平衡商业州和种植州的利益冲突，以维护各自的基本权利？

I think the main challenge in this stage of a relationship is figuring out how to deal with the conflicting interests, little grievances, and general complications that come into our path.

我觉得感情到了这个阶段最大的问题是如何处理两人之间的冲突、抱怨和生活琐碎所带来的种种问题。

He excited his employees' passions, pitted one against the other, allowed the stronger to swallow up the weaker ones, and for his own part battened on this struggle of conflicting interests.

他激发了员工的热情，相互竞争，让强者吞噬弱者，而他自己则在这场利益冲突中挣扎。