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Nations without a past are contradictions in terms. What makes a nation is the past, what justifies one nation against others is the past, and historians are the people who produce it.

  • -- Eric Hobsbawm 埃里克·霍布斯鲍姆

没有过去的国家在某些方面是矛盾的。造就一个国家的是过去，证明一个国家反对其他国家的正当性的是过去，历史学家是创造历史的人。

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Just as an individual's ability to delay gratification at a young age is a powerful predictor of future academic and professional achievement, discipline is also central to the long-run economic health of nations.

正如一个人在年轻时推迟满足的能力是未来学术和专业成就的有力预测器一样，纪律对于国家的长期经济健康也至关重要。

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In writing a series of stories about the same characters, plan the whole series in advance in some detail, to avoid contradictions and inconsistencies.

在写一系列关于同一人物的故事时，要事先对整个系列的一些细节进行规划，以避免矛盾和前后矛盾。

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The United Nations system is still the best instrument for making the world less fragile.

联合国系统仍然是使世界不那么脆弱的最好工具。

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Until Lions have their own historians tales of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.

直到狮子有了自己的历史学家，关于狩猎的故事才会永远颂扬猎人。

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Historians tell the story of the past, novelists the story of the present.

历史学家讲述过去的故事，小说家讲述现在的故事。

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