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Ashoka was also aware devastating wars using such advanced vehicles and other 'futuristic weapons' that had destroyed the ancient Indian "Rama Empire" several thousand years before.

Ashoka也明白毁灭性战争使用这样先进飞车和其它的'未来派武器'，数千年前这样的武器已经毁灭了古印度的&罗摩帝国&。

While Byzantium's rating has risen recently, it has not entirely shaken off the criticisms dished out in the 18th and 19th centuries, including the devastating verdict of William Lecky, an Irish historian, who in 1869 described the Byzantine empire as "the most thoroughly base and despicable form that civilisation has yet assumed."

近年来，拜占庭的地位有所上升，但并未完全洗脱18到19世纪以来招致的批评，包括一名爱尔兰历史学家William Lecky毫不留情的论断。他在1869年将拜占庭帝国描述为&自文明开化以降，低劣卑鄙形态之至&。

If I didn't care what anyone thought, I would.....

如果我不介意别人怎么看，我会。。。。

In recent decades, Chile has mandated earthquake-proofing for new structures, requiring that materials like rubber and features like counterweights be built into the architectural designs to allow buildings to bend and sway during temblors rather than break.

在最近数十年里，智利已经为兴建防震的新土建结构而对建筑材料提出要求，需要的材料类似于橡胶，而特性就象运用在建筑设计中的平衡物体，一旦应用以后，当地震发生时建筑就能弯曲摇摆。