它记录了语言包罗万象的历史和文明的兴衰。
It's an omnivorous history of language and the rise and fall of civilisations.
几个世纪之前，历史学家发明了一个堪称经典的理论解释大国的兴衰。
Centuries ago, historians came up with a classic theory to explain the rise and decline of nations.
我们现代人不愿承认过去的历史是一种变迁的记录，无论是气候、大迁徙、还是民族的兴衰，然而，我们的所作所为却好像现在是最后的篇章一样。
We moderns have grudgingly accepted that the past is a record of shifts in climate, great migrations, the rise and fall of nations, yet we act as if our present is the final chapter.
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