我们将不会知道那样的“生命信号”所预示的究竟是一堆烂泥还是一种文明。

We won't know whether such "biosignatures" are an indication of slime or civilization.

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这样一种文明的存在本身就会告诉我们，长期生存是可能的，并给我们一些乐观的理由。

The mere existence of such a civilisation will tell us that long-term survival is possible, and gives us some cause for optimism.

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,涂鸦，那些涂鸦是一种文明的,粗俗化，他们在公共场合涂鸦。

The graffiti are a kind of vulgarization of civilization.

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So as one reads the epic one senses this very deep ambivalence regarding the relative virtues and evils of civilized life and many of the features that make us human.

当人们读到这一段的时候，总是会对文明生活方式的利弊,产生一种很矛盾的感情,然而正是这些特性让人区别于动物。

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What you see is a kind of cultural unity, first of all, within the Mycenaean world itself.

你看到的是一种文化的统一体,首先,在迈锡尼文明内部文化就是统一的

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I don't mean there were no local variations, but there was this general unity.

我并不是说它没有地方特性,但它们都同属于一种文明

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