For them, history did nothing, it possessed no immense wealth nor waged battles: "It is man, real, living man who does all that."

对他们来说，历史是无辜的，它没有带来巨大的财富，也没有发动战争：“这一切都是人，真实的、活生生的人带来的。”

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As the author explains, this is neither a travel nor a history book, or even a piece of reportage.

如作者解释，这既不是一本游记，也不是一本历史书，甚至也不是报告文学。

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You can’t prove a negative nor recreate history to show what might have been.

没人能用反证法或者重造历史来说服大众——说明某事也许会发生。

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Nor, history tells us, is it unique to a particular culture, religion, or ethnicity.

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So there were no differences between these boys and girls in ability, nor in past history of success.

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It is already apparent that the end of the Cold War was neither the end of history nor the end of danger.

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