The family is a microcosm of society.

家庭是社会的缩影。

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Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s.

基切尔说这个城市曾经是60年代所有美国文化的一个缩影。

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And it's wonderful because gamelan is like a microcosm of how the Balinese live."

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It's a microcosm. It is a distillation or quintessence.

是真实世界的缩影，也是精华和本质的东西。

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The place is interesting because it's like a microcosm of the history,

这个地方很有意思，因为它像历史的一个缩影，

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The whole scene is, in a way, a microcosm of the contradictions this country faces.

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The shout fest was, perhaps, a microcosm of what's become of our media and political dialogue.

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Giuliani: Well, I faced a situation like this, a microcosm of it in New York City.

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