An old saying goes, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do."

俗话说：“入乡随俗。”

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Do in Rome as the Romans do.

入乡随俗。

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We should do as the Romans do when in Rome.

我们这不是入乡随俗嘛。

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Why did the Romans do that?

罗马人为什么这么安排？

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If they started looking like insurrection would happen, the Romans didn't do it.

如果叛乱要发生了，罗马人不会坐视不理。

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So the Romans, for example, outlawed volunteer fire departments, in local places, because they were afraid that volunteer fire departments could be a place where locals, especially maybe lower-class locals, could get together and then start gossiping about what they could do to cause trouble for the Romans.

所以罗马人会，比如，会驱逐当地志愿消防部门，因为他们担心志愿消防部门,会成为当地人，尤其是下层阶级集会的场所，在那谋划如何,给罗马人制造麻烦。

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If these people wish to live in our country, then they should adopt the principle of 'doing in Rome as the Romans do'.

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Let's not expect the Romans to do what they wish.

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And just like the Romans, these and other government projects have more to do with triumphalism than they do with adding real value.

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