Word expert James Rogers says the word "it" in the saying can mean any and all difficulties.

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All of these heroes are aristocrats in the traditional sense of the word; they arrive at their high standing in their community by virtue of birth.

而所有这些英雄们,从传统角度来说,都是贵族,他们在社会中得到了很高的名望,因为他们生而高贵

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Colony is a Latin word ultimately for colonia and the Roman colonies were, first of all,garrisons that they planted in land they had conquered to keep the people quiet.

殖民地是拉丁词Colony的衍生,对于古罗马的殖民地来说,首先,派兵驻守占领的城市,震慑当地民众

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