Throughout much of the 20th century, the Soviet Union cast an ominous shadow over the world. It was the U.S. 's dark twin.

纵观20世纪的大半时间，苏联给世界投下了不详的阴影，它是美国的黑暗双子星。

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No outside power has ever prevailed by establishing central rule, as Britain learnt in the 19th century and the Soviet Union in the 20th.

这里从未有让任何一个外来势力通过建立中央统治而甘心臣服，19世纪的英国试过，20世纪前苏联也试过。

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In the new century, the European Union further moved ahead with the adoption of the Lisbon Treaty.

进入二十一世纪以来，欧盟通过“里斯本条约”，一体化进程进入新的阶段。

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The big player in the industry happens to be one our great grandparents used to depend on when they had to dash off a telegraph to folks overseas in the 19th century: Western Union ( WU).

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Later in this century, the Soviet Union refused to repay debts incurred under Lend-Lease.

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But in the 18th century, after political union with England, the Scots did their best to stamp out their own tongue believing that it was coarse low-class stuff in comparison with the finer words being spoken by London's elite.

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