I don't expect you go to the library, however, because I think that we're moving into an age where you tend to want to be online, right?

我不指望你们去图书馆,因为我觉得我们进入了一个新时代,在这个时代里,人人都想挂在网上吧

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So, if you're looking back, say, from the end of the nineteenth century, it's not easy to see, but you can see these-- don't ever think that history runs on railroad tracks, and all you need is the timetable to show when modernization shows up.

所以,当你回顾历史,从十九世纪的末尾开始,虽然不太容易,但还是可以看出...,别以为历史是在固定轨道上行进的,别以为你只用拿时刻表,就知道新时代什么时候来临

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