This is history not as fine-woven tapestry but as patchwork quilt; inevitably some of the patches overlap, and some are more finely-worked than others.

此书中的历史不像以上等羊毛精心织就的挂毯，而像以碎布拼成的被子；有些碎布难免会有所重叠，有些则制作得更精美。

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McCain promised that he would replace what he called the outdated patchwork quilt of financial regulatory oversight with a new system that is more transparent.

麦凯恩承诺要用一个新的更透明的体系来代替他所谓过时的、零碎的金融监管政策。

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The geometric swathes of planted green land resemble a verdant patchwork quilt.

几何形状的种植绿地就像一床嫩绿的手工拼缝的棉被。

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As a result networks became a patchwork quilt of spectrum that was tricky to use effectively.

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The world is covered with a patchwork quilt of a myriad of legal jurisdictions, languages and local practices.

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The landscape is an intricate patchwork quilt of woodland, forest, parkland and wetland, with 30% covered with lakes and waterways.

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