Mostly because he entirely agreed with their opinion.

因为也这么想。

His stall in the shopping centre—an ugly grey 1970s box that dominates the centre of the town—sits between gaps where other firms have disappeared.

营的摊位个20世纪80年代的小房间，灰色墙壁，实在不怎么好看，不过那时市中心的房子都这样的。当时，周围别的商店都已关门停业。

The first meetings between settlers and Native Americans were the same in almost every European settlement on the East Coast of America.

几乎在美洲东海岸的每一个欧洲人居点，居者和当地土著的初次会面情况相同。

All over the world, most of what people talk about is quite simple, and it's quite similar all over the world.

在全世界，人们说的部分内容都相当简单的，世界各地都如此。

The Farsi teacher moderated it and it went something like this: You recited a verse from a poem and your opponent had sixty seconds to reply with a verse that began with the same letter that ended yours.

教授法尔西语课的老师从中主持，规则这样的：你背一句诗，你的对手有六秒钟的时间可以回答，但必须以你背出来那句诗最后一个字开头的诗句。

The king was unmoved. " I have knights and lords in my service, scions of noble Houses old in honor. They cannot be expected to serve under poachers, peasants, and murderers" .

国王仍一副难以置信的表情，" 我麾下的骑士和封臣，出自南方最古老、血统最尊贵的贵族家庭，你觉得们会听从农夫、偷猎者或杀人犯的指示吗？"

Well, this has been mostly helpful.

这次谈话都很有用。