文明世界

More than anywhere else in the supposedly civilised world, we are spied on, intruded on and cross-questioned by incompetent bureaucrats who then lose our confidential details; in a country with a proud reputation for freedom, our liberties are being eroded, either by new laws or by politically correct conventions; our taxes are wasted on incompetent government and public services; uncontrolled migration has inflamed anxieties about overcrowding, crime and public services as well as national identity; Britannia is being struck off coinage for the usual daft reasons.

在这个我们自以为文明的世界，英国人的处境比其他任何国家的民众都更糟。

Yongding Hakka Earth is the world's unique, deifying like Vernacular Architecture Wonderful Flower to a long history and unique style, large-scale, structural sophistication, multifunctional content rich and famous, in the ancient Chinese tradition unique in Vernacular Architecture, known as "Oriental civilization one Cui - Can Pearl ", Fujian is one of the eight tourism brand.

永定客家土楼是世界上独一无二、神化般的民居建筑奇葩，以历史悠久、风格独特、规模宏大、结构精巧、功能齐全、内涵丰富而闻名于世，在中国传统古民居建筑中独树一帜，被誉为&东方文明的一颗璀灿明珠&，是福建省八大旅游品牌之一。

Of course, as the thinking of Lao-zi was born two thousand years ago, it could not solve all the problems that contemporary human society is confronted with (including the disaccords and conflicts among nations), but his wisdom should be of important value to illuminate our way.

如果对这段话给以现代诠释，那就不仅可以使一个国家内部安宁，而且对消除不同文明之间的冲突无疑有重要意义。为什么今日世界人类社会处在一种十分混乱不安定的状态？

This is not being done 100 years ago, but in 1965 and in a country which is pleased with what we call prosperity, with a certain amount of social coherence, which calls itself a civilized nation and which espouses the nation of freedom in the world.

这是正在进行的100多年前，但在1965年，在一个很满意我们所说的繁荣，以一定的社会的一致性，自称是文明国家的民族和宗教自由的世界。

In this author's own essentialized reading of history, Song China is depicted as the mainstream of human development and the world's most advanced civilization, possessing 85% of global wealth and placing the Han on the doorstep of capitalism.

扪虱枭雄对历史的解读是，宋代中国代表着人类发展的主流，并拥有世界上最发达的文明：那时的中国社会享有全球85%财富并且已徘徊在资本主义社会的门口。

The future of mankind and world peace, to a great extent, depends on how China evolves itself.

人类文明，世界和平的明天，在很大的程度上基于中国的发展。

Sports is a kind of special culture that the human civilization ferments out.

体育是人类文明酝酿出来的一种特殊文化，足球作为世界第一运动，它的发展同样离不开文化对它的给养。

There were different athletic sports in different world ancient-civilization regions, leeched on to religion to grow at first but only athletic sports in ancient Greece is the most developed and gestates Olympic Games finally.

在世界几大古代文明区，都曾存在过不同形式的竞技运动，且最初都是依附于宗教向前发展，但只有古希腊的竞技运动最发达，并最终孕育出了奥运会。

It is my viewpoint that ancient Greek civilization is especial from the perspective of both European and Global history, for, in the course of European history, its commercial economy had not found parallels until modern Capitalistic Age in not being restrained by gilds, and in Global history, Greeks were among the few 'commercial nations'in antiquity.

本文认为，古代希腊文明在欧洲和世界历史上都占有特殊的地位，在欧洲历史上，它的不受行会束缚的商业经济一直到近代资本主义时代才找到了类似的形。。。

Stately and magnificent jade ware, richly decorated lacquer ware made with special skill, elegantly molded and painted earthenware and most delicate embroidery from the southern districts of the Yangtze River reflect the glistering wisdom of Chinese masters of works of art, who created superb art treasures with outstanding craftsmanship and versatile skill and added a splendid page to the record of the history of world culture.

雍容大方、富丽华贵的玉石雕刻，工艺独特、装饰华丽的漆器，造型典雅、色彩别致的陶瓷，繁缛精美、华丽纤巧的江南织绣，无一不闪烁着中国工艺美术大师们的智慧之光，他们用自己卓越而丰富的表现技巧，创造了一个又一个传世珍宝，为世界文明史册增添了辉煌的一页。

She gently rebuff ed him, but agreed that they could be friends

她婉言拒绝了，但同意作为朋友相处。

If in the penal farm, you were sure to be criticized.

要是在劳改农场，你等着挨绳子吧！