But his book as a whole has a hurried, haphazard feel to it that underscores its genesis as a companion volume to a British television series called “Civilization: Is the West History?”

作为英国的一档系列节目《文明：是西方的历史吗？ 》[2]的姐妹篇，此书匆忙出版，就整体而言，很难让人不怀疑新书的原创性有多少。

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Life on Earth could even be threatened by an extraterrestrial civilization, Hawking has pointed out on his Discovery Channel television series, "Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking."

地球上的生命可能受到外星球文明的威胁，霍金在Discovery电视频道系列节目“进入斯蒂芬·霍金的宇宙”中指出。

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Fans of past games in the series will notice that gold plays a larger role in Civilization v, especially in the early game.

文明系列的老玩家会注意到，金钱在文明五中扮演了更为重要的角色，特别是在游戏早期。

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The company is a major publisher, developer, and distributor of video games such as Grand Theft Auto, the Civilization series, and the Borderland series.

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At Firaxis Games near Baltimore, the company continues to create one of the best turn-based strategy franchises with its "Civilization" series.

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The "Civilization" franchise is a series of strategy games that allow players to grow small tribes into large, sprawling nations.

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