In the modern era , the olympics has exerted the same psychological hold .

在现代社会，奥林匹克仍然发挥着同样的心理影响力。

They exerted their influence in other , more public ways , too .

他们还通过其他方式更为公开地运用影响力。

But the issue for germany , which has exerted significant influence in the crisis , and for france , is whether ireland can actually finance its debt until next july , as it has said .

但对法国，以及在这场危机中发挥了重要影响力的德国来说，问题在于爱尔兰是否像他们自己说的那样，在明年七月份之前可以为本国债务募集到资金。

Since these institutes of higher learning had such an early start in the history of the united states , it is not surprising that they should individually and collectively have exerted a great influence on american society .

因为这些高等学府在美国历史上起步非常早，它们能个别或共同对美国社会发挥巨大的影响也就不足为奇。