Rousseau, man is corrupted by civilization.

卢梭，人类被文明腐蚀。

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Madness is not born by nature but by civilization.

疯狂不是一种自然现象，而是一种文明产物。

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It has been touched and influenced by civilization and artificiality.

它已被感动和影响文明和矫揉造作。

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Throughout history, the language spoken by a powerful group spreads across a civilization.

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And so there are famous reports of how the Aztecs, that whole civilization, was devastated by smallpox.

有报道说阿兹特克文明如何发达,但这整个文明,都毁灭于天花

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Now, let me carry on with this by talking about the views of society which are characteristic of the two traditions in Western civilization.

下面我们继续,来谈一下有关于,体现了这两种不同西方文明传统,及其特点的社会观

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Instead, the reward is seeing one of the last corners of the planet unsullied by civilization.

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But the animal, which should be found from the Sunshine State all the way to Canada is confined by civilization to Florida.

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Best on why any of this matters: In Search Of Civilization by Kenneth Clark and In Search Of Civilization by John Armstrong, discussed here.

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