2. The party has always sought to assert its legitimacy by representing itself as a bulwark against Japanese
hegemony.
共产党一直将自身描绘成对抗日本霸权的壁垒，试图合理化自己的所作所为。
3. From ancient Sparta and Athens to Britain and Germany a century ago,
hegemony and upstarts have tended to collide, rather than cooperate.
从远古的斯巴达与雅典，到一个世纪以前的英国与德国，霸主与新星之间倾向于对抗而非合作。
