At the heart of the unease about these earliest works of literature were two fundamental questions: first, how could Greek literature have been born ex nihilo with two masterpieces?

对于这些早期文学作品的不安，其核心是两个基本问题：首先，希腊文学的两部杰作是如何横空出世的？

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We were charged to accomplish complementary works, end exhibition and diverse activity rooms, parallely to the construction of a building created ex nihilo, on the front of the lot.

我们被邀请完成配套工程、 展览收尾工程和营造各种活动室，相当于我们重新创造设计一些新的工程。

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The event itself may be seen as either ex nihilo or order from preexisting chaos.

事件本身可以被看作要么不可得的虚无要么来自现有混沌的法则。

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In short, Machiavelli claims these were founders who created, in a way, ex nihilo, out of nothing.

简而言之,马奇亚维利主张这些人是创造者，换句话说即从无到有。

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Moreover, U.S. forces wander the globe attempting to create democracy and stability ex nihilo.

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However much of a maverick he may have been, these dreams did not pop into his head ex nihilo.

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The trouble is money, money ex nihilo, money for nothing.

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