The first was working in a circulation analysis department of a publishing empire made up of recently-merged and warring trade magazines.

第一次是当我在一家大出版公司(出版一些关于最新兼并和商战的杂志)的发行分析部工作时。

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This strange characteristic of concrete made a significant contribution to the success of the Roman Empire.

混凝土的这种奇特特性为罗马帝国的成功作出了重大贡献。

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Demand for porcelain made expressly for foreigners spread as far afield as the Netherlands, Germany, Persia, the Ottoman empire, Japan and the young United States.

特意为外国人制作的瓷器需求远及荷兰、德国、波斯、奥斯曼帝国、日本以及年轻的美国。

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The barriers to unity presented by European geography and very limited technology made it hard for a would-be conqueror to create a vast empire, eliminating competitors and imposing his will over vast areas.

由于欧洲独特的地理条件,和当时有限的科技水平,使未来的征伐者很难建立一个广袤的帝国,清除异己和使他的意志,传播到广袤领地的每一个角落

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The former school dropout built a retail empire that made him into the richest person in China in 2006.

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