长期以来人们一直以为，汉唐之间的数百年是中国的黑暗时代，其时中国一如寸草不生的阿拉伯鲁卡·哈利沙漠，在文化上纯属一片空白。
It has long been believed that the centuries between the Han and Tang dynasties were China's Dark ages-a time as devoid of cultural merit as Arabia's Empty Quarter is of trees.
奥巴马受到仍然处于气候问题黑暗时代的参议院所困(参议院甚至拒绝在明年春天前提出这个问题)，他提出，到2020年，要在2005年的排放基础上减排17%。
Hamstrung by a Senate that remains in the climate dark ages and refuses even to address the issues before next spring, Obama has offered a 17% cut by 2020 on its 2005 emissions.
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