If a culture ceases to adapt, it becomes history.

文化如果停止适应改变的话，那就成了历史了。

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The abiding lesson of monetary history is that the higher inflation gets, the costlier it becomes to bring down again.

货币史历来的教训是通货膨胀率涨得越高则引导其回归正轨的代价就越为高昂。

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And it becomes clear that it is also a prose paean to the accumulated detritus of an old society with a well-recorded history and a keen interest (some would say an obsession) in preserving its past.

你就会清晰地发现它也是一首对旧社会点滴叙述的散文颂歌，历史记载完好，热衷(有人说这是沉迷)于保存过去。

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It sounds esoteric, but as soon as you can find an example in history it becomes easier to explain to yourself, the actor and the director.

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It all sounds vaguely plausible, but the first test will, history suggests, come later, when it becomes clear whether Mr Thain and other insiders are buying shares to be held, if not until death, then at least for a long time to come.

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Thanks to this well-crafted exhibition, judging Herod's place in history becomes even more challenging than it already was.

WSJ: Shards of a Reputation | Herod the Great | Israel Museum | By Amotz Asa-El