Throughout history, leaders have sought to reshape the Middle East. From the heights of my village on Mount Lebanon, I can contemplate the passage of successive empires: the beautiful remnants of a Roman temple, a Byzantine church or a (much less charming) French military bunker, there to remind me of the region’s magnetic pull and the fleeting nature of power.
纵观历史，领导人一直试图重塑中东。从我位于黎巴嫩山(Mount Lebanon)的村庄高处，我可以眺望历代帝国的变迁：罗马神庙的美丽遗迹、拜占庭教堂，或（不那么迷人的）法国军事碉堡，它们提醒着我该地区的吸引力和权力的短暂性。
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