The family into which you are born dictates your class.

你出生的家庭决定了你的阶。

No man should be forced to emblazon his chest with a Bengal tiger when common sense dictates it should be an army ant.

不应该有人被迫在胸前别上孟加拉虎的图章，尽管用常识来判断都知道应该用一只行军蚁。

The rules dictate you must be precise, as the law is a very precise endeavor.

规则要求准确作答，正如严谨的法律。

This combination of labour, capital and know-how dictates how much the economy can produce.

这一劳动力、资专门知识的综合体决定了中国经济的产量。

But what about times when your external circumstances dictate what authenticity means?

但是当你的外部环境决定了什么是真实的时候呢？

But the opposite end is even scarier with no freedom where every new is dictated.

但相反的一端更可怕，没有自由，每一个新事物都是被规定的。

I've got a long report I must dictate.

我有一篇很长的报告必须听写。

To do so, he took the unusual step of personally telephoning the AFP news agency and dictating this blunt statement.

他采取了不同寻常的举措，那就是亲自打电话给美联社，并发表意思明确的声明。

Men my age dictate this war.

我这一辈人发动了战争。

Oh, hello, John. Are you using your dictating machine this morning?

你好啊，John，你今天上午要用你的听写机吗？

Employees should learn to say " no" to their bosses' unreasonable dictates.

雇员应学会对上司不合理的要求说“不”。

Take this pen, and write as I dictate.

拿这支笔，写下我口授的话。

And yet, the logic seems to dictate that this very likely should happen.

然而，逻辑似乎清楚地告诉我们，这非常可能会发生。

Which means you subscribe to will probably dictate how you feel about what happens next.

这意味着你订阅的内容可能会决定你对接下来发生的事情的感受。

King Gustavus Adolphus 'The Northern Hurricane', then at the height of his military success in the 'Thirty Years' War, had dictated her measurements and armament.

当时号称“北方飓风”的国王古斯夫斯.阿道尔弗正处在“三十年战争”的军事鼎盛阶段，他亲自规定了这艘船的规模武器配备。

" Come here" . His tone was impatient. He was used to dictating to grown men. Having to explain his trade to a ten-year-old girl somehow made us both feel small.

爸爸把我领到那堆废品边上。" 你能分清铝不锈钢吗？" 他问。" 应该能分清。" " 过来。" 他的语气很不耐烦。他习惯了对成年男子发号施令。被迫向一个十岁女孩解释他的行当，这让我们俩都觉得有点无所适从。

The provision of the Constitution giving the war making power to Congress was dictated as I understand it by the following reasons. Kings had always been involving and impoverishing their people in wars.

宪法条款授予国会宣战的权力我认为有如下几个理由，国王总是将其人民卷入战争，令其贫困。

Miss Yang, I will dictate some letters to you this morning.

杨小姐，今天上午我要口述几封信。

I had not realized how profoundly marketing trends dictated our perception of what is natural to kids, including our core beliefs about their psychological development.

我原来没有意识到市场营销趋势对我们观念的巨大影响，比如什么是孩子的天性，包括他们的心理发展这种核心信念。

If I am placed in office, I will be free to follow the dictates of my own conscience and judgment.

如果我被委以重任，我将能够依照自己的良知判断行事。