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| 21. | Their central purpose is to bring people closer to God, but over the centuries they have served as a focal point for trade, as fortresses and sanctuaries in times of war, and as vast status symbols - reflections of wealth and power of the region in which they stand. |
| 其中最重要的作用是让教徒更接近上帝，但千百年来，它们已经成为了贸易的中心，战争时期的堡垒与避难所，以及地位的象征——体现了他们所代表的地区的权力和财富。 |
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| 22. | Honor halberd is used to be decorations and symbol of an official who is going to go out for work. |
| 《汉书·韩延寿化》颜师占注说：“棨，有衣之戟也，其衣以赤黑绢为之”.棨戟的主要用途是作为官员出行时的仪饰和显示威严地位的象征. |
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| 23. | Imperial jade seal is only for emperors and ordinary people cannot hold it. It symbolize the supreme power, stands and position, it is used for decoration nowadays. |
| 玺，是古代皇帝专用之物，玉玺更是名贵所在，非常人所能持有，象征着至高无上的权力身份和地位，现已被作为装饰使用。 |
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| 24. | The twin towers of World Trade Center and the Pentagon are symbols of the economic and military hegemony of the US. It is self-evident that the terrorist attacks on these two targets had enormous influence on the US and even on global politics, economy and foreign relations. |
| 世贸中心和五角大楼是超级大国美国经济和军事霸主地位的象征 ,以此为目标的恐怖袭击事件对美国乃至全世界政治、经济和国际关系格局所产生的巨大影响是不言而喻的。 |
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| 25. | On display, it's a status symbol, right? |
| 为了展示, 这是地位的象征, 不是吗? |
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