Those who knew the secrets of making iron gained ritual and sometimes political power.
那些掌握了制铁技术的人们常可获得宗教权利，有时候获得政治权力。
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He conducts this familiar little exercise slowly and painstakingly, making it seem as much a meditative pre-race ritual as an act of perfectionism.
他耐心仔细地做着这个熟悉的小动作，看上去既像是仪式般的赛前冥想，也体现出了一种对完美的追求。
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I encourage organizations to change their annual budgeting ritual. Instead of making departments fight for it budget based on questionable business cases, I suggest.