It's good to be back in civilization after two weeks in a tent!

在帐篷里住了两个星期后又回到人类文明的生活可真好呀！

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As a country with a history of more than 5000 years, China is rich in civilization and culture.

作为一个有着5000年历史的国家，中国有着灿烂的文明文化。

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Consideration for others， not only in great matters， but also in little everyday things， is an essential element in civilization， without which social life would be intolerable.

为他人着想是文明中的重要元素，这不仅表现在大事件上，日常琐事亦然。 否则社会生活将会令人无法忍受。

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The ancient Aztec civilization in current day Mexico used obsidian for making hunting tools and jewelry.

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In the last two centuries, both these most characteristic elements of Western civilization have in fact become increasingly under heavy attack.

近两个世纪以来,西方文明这些,最具代表性的因素实际上,正遭到越来越多的抨击

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Second, a sense of crisis, a radical break in culture, an overturning of conventional artistic forms that goes with a sense that civilization itself is being overturned.

第二，危机感，文化上根本性突破，与文明本身被颠覆同时进行的,颠覆传统艺术模式的运动。

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Thankfully, there has been an another great advance in civilization.

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Best on why any of this matters: In Search Of Civilization by Kenneth Clark and In Search Of Civilization by John Armstrong, discussed here.

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Capitalism has done more to save and enrich lives in Western civilization than we can possibly enumerate.

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