Forty years ago, Oman was one of the Middle East's most backward countries, with fewer than a dozen miles of paved roads and a nearly impenetrable interior populated by heavily armed, warring tribes.

四十年前阿曼是中东最落后的国家之一，当时铺设路面的道路仅有几十英里，而内地则由全副武装的部族所控制，外人难以进入。

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Research into the schools of philosophy in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States have gotten a lot of achievement through many years.

经过几十年的积淀，春秋战国哲学流派研究取得了丰硕的成果，但是也存在着需要认真反思的地方。

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Now, over two hundred years later, the first real chance for peace between the warring RACES has appeared.

两百多年以后的现在，两个种族将第一次迎来真正和平的机会。

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Divided by warring militias for 15 years, international aid shipments into the country have been attacked by pirates on the sea and bandits on the road.

NPR: Somalia Struggles to Cope with Drought

Notice that in none of this platform prattle have I even mentioned the current titans that have been warring over TV for years: The cable service providers, satellite companies, even the programmers that produce and deliver the content we all love.

FORBES: The Fight Over TV Is A Fight For Platform Power

The utter fragmentation of the rebels into warring factions in the past three years is a big reason for the lack of progress towards peace in Darfur.

ECONOMIST: The crisis in Darfur