the powers that be

Homer: 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，我认为这是事先设计好的，造成最大的影响才会引起上层官员们的注意。

The powers that be, in this case the independent Television Association, banned the advertisement altogether.

掌权的，在这件事中即独立的电视协会，干脆禁播了那则电视广告。

The powers that be are assessing the situation.

当权者正在评估局势.

The powers that be, in this case the independent Television Association, banned the advertisement altogether

掌权的，在这件事中即独立的电视协会，干脆禁播了那则电视广告。

Such findings, he says, suggest that "this network can be called on to process and store the kind of information taught in school — potentially giving students access to a range of untapped mental powers."

他表示，这些发表表明“这个网络可以用来处理和存储学校中教授的信息——这有可能会让学生获得一些尚未开发的智力。”

The powers that be may keep us from building a house just where we want to.

当局可能会阻止我们随意建房屋。

The decision is in the hands of the powers that be.

决定权操在当局手中.

The powers that be say it must be done that way, and so it must.

当权者说必须那样做, 所以就必须那样做.

In 1611 the powers that be turned the world upside down with a labour of love a new translation of the bible.

1611年，掌权者出于热爱而颠覆了世界即一个《圣经》的新译本。

And rather than investing billions in reducing carbon emissions, you'd much prefer the powers that be invested in mosquito nets.

比起把几十亿美元投在减少碳排放上，你可能更愿意多买几顶蚊帐。