But his book as a whole has a hurried, haphazard feel to it that underscores its genesis as a companion volume to a British television series called “Civilization: Is the West History?”

作为英国的一档系列节目《文明：是西方的历史吗？ 》[2]的姐妹篇，此书匆忙出版，就整体而言，很难让人不怀疑新书的原创性有多少。

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With a civilization history of 8000 years, Hangzhou is the important central city of the Yangtze River Delta, whose prosperity and fame are due to the West Lake which is her soul.

杭州是中国长江三角洲南翼的重要中心城市，传承八千年的文明史，“倚湖而兴、因湖而名、以湖为魂”。

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With a civilization history of 8000 years, Hangzhou is the important central city of the Yangtze River Delta, whose prosperity and fame are due to the West Lake which is her soul.

杭州是中国长江三角洲南翼的重要中心城市，传承八千年的文明史，“倚湖而兴、因湖而名、以湖为魂”。

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