He would be an individual of some eminence, because the job of doing this requires that people should accept his leadership.

他应该是个有权势的人,因为这项工程,需要超群的领导能力

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And that's closer, but the interesting answer sociologists come to is it's not so much you develop powerful friends; rather, you develop powerful acquaintances.

这个答案更接近了，但社会学家给出的有趣答案,并不是你能结交到有权势的朋友;,而是你能结交到有权势的相识之人。

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Another answer is that you develop powerful friends.

另一个答案是，你能交到有权势的朋友。

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