All politics seems to be local in Mr Harper's book, even if the action takes place on the other side of the world.
在哈珀的书本里，所有权术似乎都是褊狭的，即使他的行动是在世界的另一边展开。Jeff Valenti has been a Washington insider since the 1960's, learning the art of politics from one of its masters, Lyndon Johnso.
自20世纪60年代，师从权术大师林登·约翰逊的杰夫·华伦蒂就一直是华盛顿政界的圈内人。The Company was just as adept at playing politics abroad.
公司在海外也同样精于权术。President Vladimir Putin's critics seized the moment with alacrity to portray him as a whimsical megalomaniac.
弗拉基米尔·普京总统的批评者立马就抓住这个机会，把他描述成一个性情难测的，迷恋权术的自大狂。At every point it is possible to define the state of bureaucratic play.
到处都可以看出官僚机构玩弄权术的状况。Some men and women enjoy juggling and get very good at it, but it requires ferocious organisation, focus and energy.
有一些人十分醉心于权术手段并且十分擅长，殊不知其需要让人瞠目的组织，心血和精力。But the gentlemen in Langley are just as duplicitous as the young hotshots and better at playing politics.
但总部的先生们同年轻能手们一样奸诈却更擅于权术政治。Cyric, the Dark Sun, God of Strife, Murder, Deception, Madness, and.
希瑞克，暗黑之日，争斗与谋杀，谎言，疯癫，和权术之神。CLOUD computing may be the next big thing, but its politics are as old as the mainframe.
云计算或许会成为下一个重要事件，但由此展开的权术之争却和大型机一样陈旧。