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41. 伊拉克的未来将掌握在自己的人民手中。

    Yī​lā​kè de wèi​lái jiāng zhǎng​wò zài zì​jǐ de rén​mín shǒu​zhōng.

    Iraq's future will be in the hands of its own people.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

42. 他不相信算命，觉得命运掌握在自己手中。

    tā bù xiāng​xìn suàn​mìng, jué​de mìng​yùn zhǎng​wò zài zì​jǐ shǒu​zhōng.

    He doesn't believe in fortune-telling; he thinks destiny is in his own hands.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

43. 掌握了财政大权，他也就掌握了公司的主动权。

    zhǎng​wò le cái​zhèng dà​quán, tā yě jiù zhǎng​wò le gōng​sī de zhǔ​dòng​quán.

    By controlling the purse strings, he also held the upper hand in the company.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

44. 在旧时代的矿区，把头往往掌握着工人们的生计。

    zài jiù shí​dài de kuàng​qū, bǎ tóu wǎng​wǎng zhǎng​wò zhe gōng​rén men de shēng​jì.

    In the old days of the mining areas, labor bosses often controlled the workers' livelihoods.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary