But 2012 was particularly eventful. Not a single day passed without requiring continuous and concerted attention to economic crises, political and military conflicts, social upheavals, cultural clashes, or environmental problems in some corner of the world.
安卡拉——以多种快速转型并举来形容我们这个时代并不新鲜。但2012年尤其算得上多事之秋，经济危机、政治军事冲突、社会动荡、文化冲突、世界某个角落的环境问题无时无刻不在吸引着公众的注意力。