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The greatest contribution to civilization in the century may well be the air-conditioning and American leads just as amazing is the speed with which this situation came to be.

本世纪对文明做出最大贡献的很可能是空调，而美国人导致这一情况发生的速度也同样令人惊讶。

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"Language is very important to teach another younger generation of young men and women coming from elementary and high schools for job opportunities and understanding how small the world is and also the contributions the Arab world has given to civilization."

VOA: standard.2010.05.20

As early as 1826 an important pro-slavery writer named Edward Brown argued that "Slavery," he said, quote: "Had ever been the stepping ladder by which nations have passed from barbarism to civilization."

早在1826年,一位重要的亲奴主义作家,爱德华·布朗说过,"奴隶制,曾是帮助那些国家从野蛮时期,发展到文明社会的阶梯"

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That is to say for many, many, many people literary theory had something to do with the end of civilization as we know it.

这就是说对于很多很多人来说,文学理论与,我们所知道的文明的结束有些关联。

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We admire your rich history, your vibrant culture, and your many contributions to civilization.

NPR: Bush, Ahmadinejad Air Competing Views at U.N.

These cognitive tools are so essential to civilization, that we send our children to school for decades.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Cheap at twice the price given the vital role of oil to civilization.

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