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30 Cards in this Set
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not necessarily
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未必
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to advance by leaps and bouds
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突進
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to remain in the original state, conservative
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持舊
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continuous, stretch long and far
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綿延
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mix, fuse, merge
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融合
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to assert (a view), to advocate
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主
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obvious
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顯而易見
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era of theocracy (rule by religious leaders)
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神權時代
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era of imperial rule
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君權時代
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late
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遲
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to develop simultaneously
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同時並進
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order, command
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命令
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take (orders), receive (commands)
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秉承
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supervise
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監督
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send into exile
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放逐
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to pass the throne to the able and worthy (instead of to one's son)
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禪讓
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virtuous and talented
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賢能
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privately owned
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私有
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Xia Dynasty
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夏朝
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all the world belongs to one royal family, i.e., monopoly of power by one ruling family
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家天下
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autocracy (one person has complete power over a country)
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專制
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the Yellow Emperor (legendary ruler)
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黃帝
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compass
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指南針
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boat, canoe
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舟
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silkworm
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蠶
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to speak from what basis?
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從何說起？
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reply
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答覆
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system
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體系
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protect and maintain
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維護
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moreover
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況且
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