The clan is nothing more than a larger family, with its patriarchal chief as the natural head, and the union of several clans by intermarriage and voluntary connection constitutes the tribe.

  • -- Charles Eastman 查尔斯伊士曼

氏族不过是一个大家庭,以族长为自然首领,由几个氏族通过通婚和自愿结合而组成部落。

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I think it's extremely unlikely that the European Union will fracture with nations dropping off the edge.

我认为欧盟不太可能因为一些国家脱离边缘而分裂。

There is nothing funny about a well-adjusted, intelligent person making the right choices.

一个善于调整、聪明的人做出正确的选择,这一点都不可笑。

Kosovo's destiny is clearly to join the European Union at some point.

科索沃的命运显然是在某个时候加入欧盟。

Nothing, of course, begins at the time you think it did.

当然,没有什么是从你认为它开始的时候开始的。