But in matters of greater weight, I may suffer from the want of money. Younger sons cannot marry where they like.

可是遇到重大问题，我可能就会因为没有钱而吃苦了。小儿子往往有了意中人而不能结婚。”

American influence in the Pacific and the Orient was so enlarged as to be a factor of great weight in world affairs.

美国在太平洋和东方的影响力如此之大，以至于成为世界事务中举足轻重的因素。

To the pleas of humanity which made such an effective appeal to the hearts of the American people, there were thus added practical considerations of great weight.

在如此有效地吸引美国人民的心的人道诉求中，增加了具有重大意义的实际考虑。