When the flood comes the gods themselves seem to have lost control.

当洪水到来时，似乎神也无法控制。

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Egypt being the best example, so that no longer was war possible, but the flip side of that is, there was also another thing that was impossible -- freedom.

埃及就是最好的例证,所以当和平年代到来时,其对立面必然显现,即总有另一件事物,变得难以实现,那就是自由

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People who came by land you would be hearing rumblings about down the road from villages that were spread out, but if somebody comes in from the sea on a ship, you may find them there in the morning and you don't know what's what.

陆上来客总伴随着车马隆隆声,沿着途经的村庄一路传来,但是如果有人乘船从海上到来,当他早上来到时你会发现,你对他一无所知

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