NEW YORK – History rarely unfolds smoothly or evenly. Instead, it tends to be punctuated by major developments – battles, assassinations, breakthroughs – that have consequences that are felt for years.
发自纽约 —— 历史的画卷很少会平静而顺利地铺展开来，相反，历史总会被某些重大事件所打断 —— 比如战争，暗杀以及开创性的发现 —— 而这些事件的后续影响，也将持续经年。