重要的是经验—年龄是次要的。

Experience is what matters—age is of secondary importance.

《牛津词典》

相对于语言戏剧性的抑扬顿挫，相对于利用语言节奏来表达情感和增加戏剧性的方式，音乐的重要性可以退居次要地位。

The music was secondary, if you will, to the dramatic cadence of language, to the way the rhythm of language was used to express feeling and used to add drama.

youdao

因为时间是有限的，给你自己一个时间期限能够迫使你完成最重要的事情，并且将次要的事情先搁置一边。

Since time is limited, giving yourself a deadline forces you to prioritize what is most important and cut away what is least.

youdao

They probably succeeded in subduing some of their neighbors, collecting tribute--there's some controversy about that but in about 922 this kingdom divided into two smaller and lesser kingdoms that fell in importance.

也可能成功征服了周围的一些邻国并接受朝贡，但这点是有争议的,但约公元前922年，这个王国,分裂为两个更小更次要的国家,重要性当然也随之降低。

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