The book does not purport to be a complete history of the period.

本书无意标榜为那个时期的全史。

《牛津词典》

The book is a kind of allegory of Latin American history.

这本书有点像是拉丁美洲历史的寓言。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

The book gives an admirably succinct account of the technology and its history.

这本书对该项技术及其历史作了极其简明的叙述。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

The book is a history of science, professional morals and the human story behind a famous line of cells.

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So, it was a very popular book in the U.S., but it did have this history of being banned in Europe, and it was certainly controversial here.

因此，尽管现在这是一本广受欢迎的书，但它历史上确乎,在欧洲遭遇过禁止，并且在美国也是非常有争议的。

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This is Angus Trumble, the curator at the British Art Gallery who wrote this wonderful book, A Brief History of the Smile looking at the smile in art.

英国美术馆馆长安格斯,他写了这本奇妙的书，微笑简明史，看艺术中的微笑。

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Those looking for news can safely skip the parts of the book that recount the history of the public relations industry and recap the health reform debate.

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Mr. Loconte, a professor of history at The Kings College, is writing a book on the history of religious toleration.

WSJ: Joseph Loconte: The Easter Message of Religious Freedom

The plates contained the Book of Mormon, the secret history of a native people of America, who turned out to be lost tribes of Israel.

NEWYORKER: I, Nephi