History is full of really good stories. That's the main reason I got into this racket: I want to make the argument that history is interesting.

历史上有很多好故事。这就是我从事这一行的主要原因:我想证明历史是有趣的。

History is history.

历史是历史。

History is history. What is done is done.

历史是历史。木已成舟。

History is important. If you don't know history it's as if you were born yesterday. And if you were born yesterday, anybody up there in a position of power can tell you anything and you have no way of checking up on it.

历史是很重要的。如果你不懂历史，你就像昨天才出生一样。如果你是昨天出生的，上面任何位高权重的人都能告诉你任何事情，而你却无法核实。

History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind.

历史只不过是人类的罪恶、愚蠢和不幸的记录。

History is like a constantly changing tree.

历史就像一棵不断变化的树。

History is littered with wars which everybody knew would never happen.

历史上到处都是战争，每个人都知道战争永远不会发生。

History is little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind.

历史不过是人类罪恶、愚蠢和不幸的记录。

History is merely a list of surprises. It can only prepare us to be surprised yet again.

历史不过是一连串的惊喜。它只会让我们再次感到惊讶。

History is more or less bunk. It's tradition. We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's damn is the history we make today.

历史或多或少是胡扯。这是传统。我们不想要传统。我们想活在当下，唯一值得修补的历史就是我们今天创造的历史。

History is no more fixed and dead than the future. The past is no further away than the last breath you took.

历史并不比未来更加固定和死亡。过去就像你的最后一口气。

History is no more than the portrayal of crimes and misfortunes.

历史不过是罪恶和不幸的写照。

History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul.

历史不是记忆的负担，而是心灵的启迪。

History is not what happened but what is written down.

历史不是发生了什么，而是被记录下来的。

History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.

历史只是罪恶和不幸的记录。