In New England the Puritans were supreme, notwithstanding the efforts of the crown to overbear their authority.

在新英格兰， 清教徒至高无上，尽管王室竭力压的权威。

The line between primary and secondary employment seems to be the critical psychological point at which his good common sense ceases to overbear his bad theory.

要和次要就业之间的界限似乎是良好的常识不再压倒的糟糕理的关键心理点。