The many civilizations adopted by the human race have shared basic characteristics.

人类承袭的多样文明,都有着共同的基本特征

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

Diane and I go back a very long way--three decades, give or take--and in addition to the personal friendship we have, during that period, shared a basic diagnosis of what's awry in U.S. education.

FORBES: Book Review

Europe and Japan shared a basic commitment to the type of world order that Americans wanted, and so a more cooperative approach to key policy questions enlisted the support of rich and powerful allies for efforts that tallied pretty closely with key long-term American goals.

WSJ: Walter Russell Mead: The Myth of America's Decline

Although more than a third of its population of 1.2 billion now have a handset, they are often basic devices shared among families and friends.

ECONOMIST: A web of sound