In Italy, some of these cities were able to gain control of the surrounding country and to become city states, resembling those of the ancient Greeks.

在意大利,一些城市还潜移默化地,影响了周边的区域,形成了城邦,这与古希腊的城市情况非常相似

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because we know most of the business they're running in the whole city, in the whole country.

因为我们知道他们经营的大部分生意已经覆盖了整个城市、整个国家。

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