Scientists agree that musical instruments are a sign of fully modern behavior and a complex form of communication.

VOA: special.2009.08.18

According to Eliot, the modern world lacks a center, a kind of set of collective beliefs and commitments that would enable communication between us.

根据艾略特所说，现代世界缺少一个中心，缺少一套共有的信仰和承诺,来促成人与人之间的交流。

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