Some scholars, therefore, argue that the continent must have been discovered and mapped by the ancients, whose maps are known to have served as models for the European cartographers.

因此，一些学者认为，欧洲大陆一定是由古人发现并绘制的，古人绘制的地图被认为是欧洲制图者的模型。

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Often apocalypses seem to have served as a form of cultural resistance.

似乎启示书的作用通常是，作为一种文化上的反抗。

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For the PST three years, I have served as a private secretary to Mr. T.

在过去三年，本人一直担任唐悌先生的秘书。

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Camels have served as an important form of transportation since ancient times.

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The tribal areas he controls have served as a major safe haven for al-Qaida and other terrorist groups.

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He wants his right to vote back. "Whatever rights that a normal citizen should have, I believe I should have it as well, since I've served my time and I'm back in society as a paying taxpayer, a community activist,or a person."

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These chimps have served as laboratory chimps for many, many years and suffered psychological trauma.

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Over time, they have served as everything from hiding places for revolutionaries to mushroom farms.

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They also have served as trackers, messengers, sled pullers and deliverers of first aid.

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