Absence of any earlier complaints

absence ['æbsns]

n. 缺席，缺勤;缺乏，缺少，无;心不在焉，不注意;

abs离去+ence名词后缀 → 缺席

of [əv]

prep. 关于;属于…的;由…制成; aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气];

any ['ɛni]

adj. 任何的;一点，一些;普通的;任何，随便哪一个; pron. 任何;无论哪个;若干; adv. 稍微，少许;什么，一些，一点;

earlier ['ɝlɪr]

adj. 早期的，初期的; adv. 早期（地），初期（地）;

complaints

n. 抱怨( complaint的复数形式 ); 诉苦; 投诉; 疾病

I'm afraid we don't see eye to eye on this.

恐怕我们在这一点上达不成共识。（see eye to eye on sth : 对某事看法一致。）

In all things, it is better to hope than to despair.

凡事抱希望为佳，不应悲观而失望。

The only way that they can preserve their history is to recount it as sagas -- legends handed down from one generation of another.These legends are useful because they can tell us something about migrations of people who lived long ago, but none could wri

他们保存历史的唯一办法是将历史当作传说讲述，由讲述人一代接一代地将史实描述为传奇故事口传下来。