First, expectations are firmly in the gift of managers.

首先，要求牢牢地掌握在管理者手中。

All appointments to military and administrative posts were in the gift of the King.

【gift】军事和政府职位全由国王任命。

The policies that would quicken a closing of the gender gap at work, such as keeping girls at school for longer and providing better legal protections for women, are in the gift of government.

国家可以为了加快缩小两性间差异而采取一些措施，譬如为女性提供更长时间的教育或者为妇女提供更好的法律保护，这对国家也是一种回馈。

He looked upon the black man simply as an animal, differing in no respect from any other animal, save in the gift of speech and the possession of somewhat higher instincts, and, therefore, the more valuable.

他把黑人简单地看作一种动物，与其他动物没有任何区别， 除了语言天赋和拥有更高的本能，因此更有价值。