The idea of progress has a long history, but it started to flower in the 17th century.

关于进步的观点有着悠久的历史，但是直到17世纪才开始繁荣。

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The panel obviously didn't have all the answers, but it started a good discussion that we hope to continue here.

这个小组显然没有找到所有问题的答案，但他们开了一个好头。

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It's fairly dramatic — he's trying to change the face of global philanthropy, but it started in a fairly parochial way.

这相当富有戏剧性——他在试着改变全球的慈善面貌，虽然一开始是以一种相当狭隘的方式。

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It was a fine morning. But it started to get warm and heavy.

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We set up--this is not a new idea, this goes back to China thousands of years ago, but it started to be widely done-- So you had a Civil Service exam that established your competence.

我们建立了，这不是什么新主意，可以追溯到几千年前的中国，但这次开始广泛地实施开来-,你得参加公务员考试来考核你的能力。

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And the Aristotelian view held for a long time, but eventually it started to crumble in the light of more data.

而亚里士多德的观点在很长时间里得到了认同，但最终还是崩溃了,在越来越多的数据面前。

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Oil ticked down slightly after the news broke, but it started to creep back up again toward its original price from the market opening.

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