Before we try to solve the mystery, here's a look at some key components of the Hunley and its modern counterparts.

在我们解开谜团之前，我们来看看亨利号主要部件与现代潜艇的区别。

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The Sargasso Sea of legend, and its modern equivalent, the Bermuda Triangle, are supposed to be places where things disappear without trace.

马尾藻海传奇，和它当代的替代者——百慕大三角洲应该是使东西消失无形的无底洞。

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When people today are shown a very ordinary Roman pot and, in particular, are allowed to handle it, they often comment on how modern it looks and feels, and they need to be convinced of its true age.

当今天的人们看到一个非常普通的罗马罐，特别是被允许把玩它的时候，他们常常会评论它看起来和摸起来有多现代，他们很难相信其实际年龄。

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The archeologists say its discovery helps show that early modern human beings in Europe had a complex and creative culture.

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This very modern building was made to give its owners a beautiful view of the nearby forest and mountains.

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For Faulkner, Popeye represents everything that is wrong with modern society and its concern with economic capitalism.

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Here are just a few of the similarities and differences between the earlier crisis and its modern version.

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It is understandable that he chose to pay homage to his party's ancient shibboleths and its modern anathemas.

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It might seem fanciful to argue for much real continuity between Novgorod's medieval traditions and its modern resurgence.

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