Whether shakedown or rough justice, the Ritz episode eliminated his chief political rivals and cemented his power.

无论丽思卡尔顿事件是勒索还是粗暴，这一举动都一举铲除了王储主要政治对手，又巩固了他权力。

“Fights were a daily occurrence; as were shakedowns in bathrooms, ” wrote the Silicon Valley journalist Michael S. Malone.

“打架乎天天发生，厕所里敲诈也是如此，”硅谷记者迈克尔·S·马隆这样写道。

You say legal dispute, I say shakedown.

法纠纷吗 我看是勒索。

If this is some kind of shakedown, let me stop you right now.

如果你要勒索我 劝你别白费心机了。

There you have it, a shakedown from start to finish.

你真厉害 从头使唤我到尾。