Consider that thousands of human beings, from Bangkok to Brazil, make their living by pretending to be Elvis Presley. When was the last time you saw a good impression of Picasso?

想想看吧，从曼谷到巴西，成千上万的人以模仿埃尔维斯为生，而你上次看到毕加索的印象派画作是什么时候的事呢？

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I conclude in the last chapter that despite the many shortcomings of human beings, it is no accident that we persevere and advance in the face of adversity.

最后一章我的总结是，尽管人类有许多缺点，但坚忍和度过这许多的危机却并非偶然。

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Over the last half century the pace of change in the life of human beings has increased beyond our wildest expectations.

过去半世纪改变人类生活的步伐已经超出我们的预期增加。

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Regrettably, these tragic incidents are unlikely to be the last episodes in which megalomaniacs are in a position to wreak destruction on large numbers of innocent, helpless human beings.

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The last century showed us what the once popular, seemingly scientific idea of eugenics--the belief that we could improve human beings the way we improve animals and plants through selective breeding, planting and culling--led to.

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