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Whether we like it or not, the world we live in has changed _ in the last hundred years, and it is likely to change _ in the next hundred. Some people would like to stop these changes and go back to what they see as a _ and simpler age. But as history shows, the past was not that wonderful. It was not so bad for a _ minority, though even they had to do without modern medicine, and childbirth was highly risky for women. But for the vast _ of the population, life was nasty, brutish, and short.
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1. great deal
2. even more
3. purer
4. privileged
5. majority
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译文:无论我们是否愿意,我们生活的世界在过去一百年间已经变化了许多,而且在未来的一百年里可能变化更多.有人想中止这种种变化,回到那个他们认为更纯洁更朴素的时代.但正如历史所表情的，过去并非那么美妙.过去对享有特权的少数人不算太糟,但即便他们也无从享受现代医疗,而生育对妇女来说风险极大.对占人口大多数的民众而言,生活是艰难、残忍而又短暂的.
