The epic also explains and mirrors the rise of Babel as one of the great cities in the Ancient Near East.

史诗也解释并且映射了巴比伦王国的兴起,它是古代近东繁盛的城市之一。

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Middle east oil is critical to the rise of India and China, and in that sense it's very much part of the economic process.

中东石油,对于中印的崛起非常关键，因此它是东南亚经济发展的,重大保障。

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