随后马其顿声称要在斯科普里中心建一座亚历山大大帝的铜像，起初很多人以为这仅是一个为了抨击希腊人的玩笑话，为了讽刺希腊总自诩为历史和文化中心。

So when the Macedonians said they planned to put up a statue of Alexander in the centre of Skopje, many assumed it was a joke to rile the Greeks, who see him as central to their history and culture.

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每个展室都要很在显眼的地方挂上“谋杀蒙太奇”的标题，他们还打算建一个迷宫，引领参观者纵览电影的历史。

Each room would have sported a double title (" Murder [Montage] "), and the labyrinth they formed would have proposed a tour through the "Archaeology of Cinema".

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历史学家(Cal Snyder)认为在纽约市五大行政区的沿岸、救火站和学校竖建250座“平民纪念碑”是可行的，因为它们简洁达意。

Cal Snyder, a historian, points out that the 250 "vernacular memorials", erected in parks, water fronts, fire-stations and schools all over the five boroughs, work well because of their simplicity.

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Bad handwriting is the nemesis of historians, But he built a private library, and it wasn't just full of religious books.

难以辨认的字迹毫无疑问是历史学家的噩梦,他建了个私人图书馆,里面装的并不都是宗教书籍

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