然而，当探险者当初把这种南美洲的蔬菜带回欧洲时，农民害怕吃了它后会得麻风病。

But when explorers first brought this South American vegetable back to Europe, peasants feared it would cause leprosy.

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早在2001年，全球事务运作仍然牢牢地掌握在美国、欧洲和日本手中，但即便当初也已经出现变化的迹象。

Back in 2001, the running of global affairs was still firmly in the hands of the United States, Europe and Japan, but even then there were signs of change.

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随着欧洲从麻醉的魔咒中苏醒，它如今面临的苦涩事实是，当初建立单一货币的战略性动机极少已经实现了。

As Europe awakens from its narcotic spell, the bitter truth is that very few of the strategic motivations for the formation of the single currency have been fulfilled.

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