We are alike, Melanie, loving the same quiet things, and I saw before us a long stretch of uneventful years in which to read, hear music and dream.

梅勒妮，我同样钟爱宁静的生活。那时候我看到的是，多年的平淡生活就在脚下展开，我们可以去读书，去欣赏音乐，去梦想。

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One of the big arguments that is part of this story is when did this development of new way of fighting come about; rather quickly, over a matter of a few years, or did it stretch out over quite a long time.

人们对此最大的争议就在于,这种新型战斗方式是何时为军队所用的,是在短短几年内迅速发展起来的呢,还是在很长的一段时间逐步形成的呢

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For a long stretch of years, I edited two technology magazines.

FORBES: Been There, Done That