Yet, it would seem to me there is more to Machiavelli than the term "realism" connotes, although that is certainly important.

虽然，在我看来,马奇亚维利,远高于，“现实主义“这词的意味，但那的确是个重要的层面。

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A new addition to this as well is the fact that you see the figure climbing the stairs, which connotes the importance of physical activity.

这里还有一个新增加的东西,那就是你可以看到一个在爬楼梯的人影,这暗示着体育活动的重要性

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And again even today the expression " "Athenian democracy" connotes an ideal of the most complete form of democratic government that has ever existed.

它是座民主之城，时至今日,“雅典式的民主,仍意味着有史以来,最理想的完整民主政府型态。

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