Travel, except during the Dark Ages, has continued to grow and, throughout recorded history, has played a vital role in the development of civilisations and their economies.

除了在黑暗时代之外，旅游业一直在持续发展壮大，并且贯穿有记录以来的历史，始终在各文明及其经济的发展中扮演着至关重要的角色。

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Over the past century and a half, however, studies in the history of human development have shown that the formation of culture is part of the biological adaptation.

然而，在过去的一个半世纪里，对人类发展史的研究表明，文化的形成是生物适应的一部分。

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The teacher clearly explained it from its history to development, how it worked in society and why it was so popular in Qin Dynasty.

老师清楚地讲解了它的历史、发展情况、社会作用以及在秦朝流行的原因。

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And that is again why it is so important that we just keep moving,". Secretary Geithner pointed to mortgage interest rates being at their lowest in history as a positive development.

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All right. So you can already begin to see a development in intellectual history that perhaps opens the way to a certain skepticism.

好，所以大家已经开始看到,人类思想史的一个发展,它很可能为某种怀疑主义开辟了道路。

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Any device can be the dominant at a given moment in the development of literary history.

任何一种方法都可以,在文学发展史的特定时期占支配地位。

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There are I think some positive things going on in the rural economy, things that have happened as a result of some of the initiatives the President has pushed and Congress has passed, including investments in clean energy -- the largest investments in clean energy development in history that have been of assistance to rural industries.

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That said, it's easy to forget that the latter-day dominance of the small-cast play is a fairly recent development in theatrical history.

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The possible sale of Manchester United to BSkyB is the latest development in the history of one of the soccer world's most glamorous and famous clubs.

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