He's known by his action in the world in historical time and his relationship with a historical people.

他之所以闻名是因为他在历史上所做的事,以及与历史上著名人物之间的联系。

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And Athens was until only fairly recent times in human history the most famous democracy that ever existed. I say fairly recent times until you know the American democracy.

而雅典是直到近期为止,一直是人类历史上曾存在过,最著名的民主之城，我所谓的近期,当然是指在美国民主出现之前。

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