We are denied use of the land by the ruling classes.统治阶层剥夺了我们使用土地的权利。The once tightknit ruling elite appears to be dividing sharply over the country's political future.这个一度紧密团结的统治阶层看来在国家的政治前途问题上现正产生尖锐的分歧。At this point, the ruling classes were willing to compromise.在这个时候,统治阶层愿意妥协了。