Priests of the Druid religion of ancient Britain and France believed mistletoe had magical powers.

古代英国和法国德鲁伊特教的牧师认为槲寄生有着神奇的力量。

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The roots of modern education, in Britain and elsewhere, lie in the half-hidden world of ancient schools.

而英国和其他地方的现代教育都起源于古代学校那迷雾重重的世界里。

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However obvious that might seem now, the notion was resisted by those in Britain and America who felt that it violated an ancient principle of non-interference in other countries' domestic affairs.

尽管现在看来这一点再明显不过，但是当时这个概念遭到了英国和美国的反对，他们认为它违反了一条古老的原则——任何国家无权干涉他国的内政。

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He is also director of the Ancient Human Occupation of Britain (AHOB) project.

BBC: Piltdown skull Image: Natural History Museum/

The first phase of our Ancient Human Occupation of Britain (AHOB) project has pushed back the evidence of humans in Britain by 200, 000 years.

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Britain's ancient common law traditions are being drastically changed by Continental notions of how justice should be administered.

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