Spices themselves had always been considered special or magical not just for eating and this was already true in the ancient world where legends about spices were abundant.

香料本身一直被认为是特殊的或神奇的，而不仅仅是食物，这在古代就已成为事实，有着大量关于香料的传说。

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Chinese literature is one of the major parts of China's ancient traditions, and Chinese poetry is just like the best prize in this famous culture's literary treasure house.

中国文学是中国古代传统的重要组成部分之一，而中国诗歌就像是这个著名文化的文学宝库中的最佳宝藏。

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Until just recently, most of us thought the sand had come from an ancient mountain range fairly close by that flattened out over time.

直到最近，我们大多数人都以为这些沙子来自附近的一个古老山脉，它随着时间的推移逐渐变得平坦。

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just before it dies. The ancient Greek philosopher Socrates talked of this two thousand three hundred years ago.

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When a slave is freed--and in the Ancient World, in the Roman Empire, most slaves were eventually freed, - unless they just died before long-- they became a freed man.

当一名奴隶被释放。。。在古罗马帝国，几乎所有奴隶最终都会被释放，除非他们很早就去世-,成为脱离奴隶身份的人。

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There are a variety of ways, in other words, in which this story, just like The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, could end.

有很多种方式，换言之，在这个故事里，就像《古航海家之歌》一样，结局有很多种可能。

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Most evolutionists now accept that kindness might be just as ancient and innate as selfishness.

WSJ: Have We Evolved to Be Nasty or Nice? | Mind & Matter

But just why ancient people created the Nazca Lines has been an enduring mystery: Some archaeologists have suggested it was an alien landing strip, a primitive sun calendar, or an irrigation system.

MSN: Peru's mysterious Nazca Lines form a labyrinth, says study

For the first time, in America, a (would-be) state, not just enlightened thinkers, declared all men equal but excluded slaves and, for even longer, women from a say in political affairs, just like ancient Athens.

ECONOMIST: Millennium issue: RIGHTS