来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：古希腊历史简介 第1集 第1集》
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I would argue, who wish而我要说 那些希望 -
to preserve these things保留自身文明的西方人 -
must do the same.也必须做相同的事 -
The many civilizations adopted by the human race人类承袭的多样文明 -
have shared basic characteristics.都有着共同的基本特征 -
Most have tended toward cultural uniformity and stability.大多数趋向文化统一和稳定 -
Reason, although it was employed for all sorts of practical尽管在这些文化中 理性在只是理论上 -
and intellectual purposes in some of these cultures,实际活动中都有被利用 -
it still lacked independence from religion但是它始终无法与宗教割裂 -
and it lacked the high status地位也很低 -
to challenge the most basic received ideas.而不被大多数人接受 -
Standard form of government has been monarchy.政府的标准结构是君主制政体