And Athens was until only fairly recent times in human history the most famous democracy that ever existed. I say fairly recent times until you know the American democracy.

而雅典是直到近期为止,一直是人类历史上曾存在过,最著名的民主之城，我所谓的近期,当然是指在美国民主出现之前。

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In more recent times, I have seen... it's a long time ago, but I've seen concerts there.

最近，我看了……那是挺久前的事情了，我在那儿看了演唱会。

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with the economic downturn in recent times, it certainly does, you know, look not so encouraging,

近期的经济衰退让境况看起来没那么振奋人心，

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Well, in recent times, I mean,9/11 was a really dramatic event in world history here.

近期的话，9/11是美国历史上惊天动地的大事件。

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