文明的分布很大程度上是气候刺激的结果。

译文：一个家族的衰败没落，多半是因为子孙们的骄傲懒惰所致；社会风气的败坏，多是因为富贵者的奢华淫靡所致。赏析：一个家族要想兴旺发达，必然有良好的家风传承，子孙门的骄奢淫逸只会让家族走向没落。

To understand the meaning of a sentence， we must consider the speaker's intention and the context of the utterance.

我不是那种会让对我传奇的爱减少的人。

诚信在商业中不容妥协。

仇恨比爱情更容易滋长。

Seems right now, that all I have done in my life was making my way here to you.

There is one small step for man, a giant leap for mankind.