对长途贸易的依赖也意味着，伟大的中东帝国无论是实际上还是象征意义上，都是建立在流沙之上的。

Dependence on long-distance trade also meant that the great empires of the Middle East were built both literally and figuratively on shifting sand.

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这个名字象征着我国太空勘测探索的光明和希望，意味着引导人类继续探索。

The name symbolizes light and hope for space exploration in our country, and means to guide humans to continue exploration.

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至于对其声音逐步减缓的最流行的猜测，可能是由于南极冰块的破裂——那就意味着此种声音象征了气候的变化。

The most popular speculation about Slowdown is that it was caused by the break-up of Antarctic ice - which means it might give an indication of climate change.

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And just as in that earlier poem the act of fishing is symbolically resonant "The Fisherman" is an image of man searching the depths of the world for the wisdom that hides beneath the surface of things.

和以前的事一样,也是有象征意味的,渔夫是一个探索世界的深邃,和隐藏在事物表面下的智慧,的一个人物形象。

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