It is also a worry for many Venezuelans, who would rather their country avoid big-power politics.

很多委内瑞拉人为此担心，他们宁可自己的国家不被卷入大国博弈。

We used to say that the United States and the Soviet Union were seeking hegemony. Now at their summit meeting the Group of Seven have been seeking hegemony and playing power politics too.

任何一方都不应该在亚洲-太平洋地区谋求霸权，每一方都反对任何其他国家或国家集团建立这种霸权的努力；

He grandly declared that "international politics is a struggle for power."

他堂而皇之地宣称“国际政治是一场权力斗争。”

Their politics consisted of unstable power plays between rival groups.

他们的政治活动包括竞争集团之间的争权夺利。

Their attempts to clean up politics and smash the power of party machines failed.

他们整治政治和搞垮党派组织权力的企图失败了。