An important archaeological discovery on the island of Efate in the Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu has revealed traces of an ancient seafaring people, the distant ancestors of todays Polynesians.
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元代建都于大都,即今之北京。
The Yuan Dynasty established its capital in Dadu, now Beijing.
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这是暂时的问题,即今、明两年的问题。
This is a temporary problem – a problem for this year and next year.