| No one in the modern world escapes the effects of politics. 现代社会里，没有人能回避政治的影响。 Most of us think of politics as having to do with government leaders. 我们大多数人会把政治与政府领导人联系在一起。 Those politics dictate the life of a country and the manner in which its people live. 政治支配一个国家的命运以及这个国家人民的生活品质。 Politics and politicians can create peace and wealth, or war and poverty. 政治和政治家们既可以创造和平与财富，也足以制造战争与贫穷。 Intergovernmental diplomacy between different countries may rely on ambassadors who represent their countries abroad. 不同国家之间的政府外交是由代表各自国家的外交使节来执行的。 Domestic and international policies are decided by politicians. 国内和国际间的政策是政治家们决定的。 However politics comes into our lives everyday without the big world of government politics. 然而，虽然不谈政府政治，政治在我们日常生活中也随处可见。 Inside our work place, politics may determine who our bosses are. 在我们的工作单位里，政治会决定谁是老板。 This is because a form of politics is in operation in all companies. 这是因为政治的模式也存在于所有企业的运作中。 People use politics to gain position or to win over their ideas or plans. 人们运用政治去取得地位或实现他们的理想和计划 Politics utilizes the implementation of power through manipulation of people. 政治是通过对人的操纵来利用权力工具的。 Politicians need to build a network of allies to support their actions. 政客们必须建立一个支持他们的联盟。 This applies to our social lives sometimes. 这时常运用在我们的社会生活中 Most people will say that they hate politics or don't understand them. 大多数人会说他们厌恶政治或不理解政治。 However, they are a necessity of life, and none of us escape political influences. 然而，政治是生活的必须，没人能脱离政治的影响。 |
