" That piece of steel is the power of life and death" .

" 那把剑具有决定生死的力量。"

I was being given the power of life and death over the occupants of that truck, and they didn't even know it.

我被赋予了决定那个卡车上的人们的生与死的权利，而且车上的人甚至都不知道。

As a proverb says, " Your tongue has the power of life and death."

“你的舌头有决定生死的力量。”

I nodded my head. I remember tearing up because the enormity of what he'd said had finally gotten through. I'd have the power of life and death over other people.

我点了点头。我记得我哭了，因为我终于理解了父亲话语的深刻含义。某一天我会有决定别人生死的权利。