Manchester, which was a small town, becomes this enormous city, and Liverpool becomes ever more important.

曼彻斯特从一个小镇变成了庞大的城市,而利物浦更成为了一方重镇

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But you've got Berlin, which was a very important town, but it's a very important city because it's got this huge garrison and it's got factories turning out military uniforms.

柏林曾经是个重要的小镇,后来成了很重要的城市,因为它有庞大的卫戍部队和工厂,这些部门专门生产军装

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It explains its rise to power and Marduk's rise from being a city god to being at the head of the pantheon of a large empire.

它解释了权力的崛起和Marduk作为城市守护神的兴起,他成了万神庙或者说是庞大王国的首领。

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