1·They required silver in return for tea, without which, some believed, western barbarians would go blind and develop intestinal tumours.
他们用茶叶换取白银，一些人相信，没有茶，西方的野蛮人就会失明，并患肠道肿瘤。
2·They were called poets, storytellers, ruthless conquerors, explorers, plunderers and barbarians.
他们被称为诗人、说故事着、残酷的征服者、探险者、掠夺者和野蛮人。
3·From then on, those ancient barbarians were praised for never having been conquered by the Romans.
从那以后，那些古老的野蛮人因为没有被罗马人征服而饱受赞誉。
4·This was epitomised by KKR’s “Barbarians at the Gate” takeover of RJR Nabisco, the food-to-tobacco conglomerate which was stripped down and sold off.
这种过去的模式典型地体现在KKR私募股权集团， 以《门口的野蛮人》的方式， 收购雷诺-纳贝斯克——后者是一家从食品到香烟都生产的集团，被拆散出售。
5·These are barbarians, the depraved opponents of civilization?
这些是野蛮人？邪恶的反文明者？