现代国家的创建是一个复杂而困难的过程，需要发展强大的制度。
The creation of a modern state is a complex and difficult process that requires the development of strong institutions.
海洋是一台巨大的机器，而风是其主发条。
A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person. You earn reputation by trying to do hard things well.
Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it.
The past is never dead. It's not even past.
一个只能被儿童欣赏的儿童故事根本不是一个好的儿童故事。