The authorities used quiet persuasion instead of the big stick.
当权者平心静气地劝说，而不是施加压力。
Everyone knows Teddy Roosevelt's immortal words, "Speak softly and carry a big stick."
大家都知道特迪·罗斯福的名言：“说话温和，手持大棒。”
Then I realized it was a big stick my son brought in from the woods.
然后我发现那是儿子从树林里拿回来的一根棍子。
He carried a big stick which had seen many seasons, and a pair of sand-shoes, rather worn out.
他拄着一根年代久远的大手杖，穿着一双相当破旧的沙地鞋。
He carried a big stick which had seen many seasons, and a pair of sand-shoes, rather worn out.
他拄着一根年代久远的大手杖，穿着一双相当破旧的沙地鞋。
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