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。

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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。

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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。

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