爱德华·吉本是18世纪英国最伟大的历史学家，亦是西方理性主义史学的集大成者和卓越代表。
Edward Gibbon is the greatest British historian in the 18th century, who is also prominent in Western rationalism historiography.
一些很优秀的学者不在终身职位的行列中，不是因为他们不是没有优秀的才华，没有卓越的成果，而是因为那些年对她们的职业生涯来说并没有代表性。
Some of the best scholars are excluded from the tenured ranks, not because they aren't the most talented or productive, but because these years are not representative of their entire career.
如果生产力决定了工资的多寡，那么工人们——以及他们之中卓越的代表——通过追求或改进人员流动、加强自身教育和公共卫生的建设，就能开创自己的大好前途。
If wages depended on productivity, workers themselves — and their elected representatives — could influence their prospects by pursuing or promoting mobility, education and public health.
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