Throughout much of Chinese history, the fundamental glue that has held society together is the concept of guanxi, relationships between people.

纵贯中国的历史，一个维系社会的基本粘合剂就是关系这个概念，也就是人与人之间的关联。

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He had a sound knowledge of Chinese history, geography, society and culture, like a living dictionary of Chinese contemporary history.

他熟谙中国的历史、地理、社会、文化等方面，不啻是一部活的中国近代史词典。

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Like human society, since time immemorial, the Chinese official history of the scholar, not in the lives of poor, empty silence, decades, struggling for the best, and finally nominated Jinbang.

人类的社会也一样，古往今来，中国历代的状元之仕，不甘于生活的贫乏，虚寂，十年寒窗，奋力一搏，终于金榜提名。

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