Around half million people are without power, making matters worse.

目前有约50万人供电受到影响，使情况变得更糟。

Congress increased Washington's powers, making it possible for the fight for independence to continue.

国会增加了华盛顿的权力，使独立战争继续进行。

And that ancestor would have been primed for natural selection to increase its speed and biting power, making it better suited to life on land.

那个祖先本可以为自然选择做好准备， 以提高它的速度和咬合力，使其更适合陆地生活。