The knowledge which in such a position was acquired of foreign productions, and the easy access of foreign ideas and inventions, made the chain of routine, usually so strong in a rude people, hang loosely on these communities.

• 这种地 理位置有利于了解国外的生产情况，易于接受国外的思想和发明，从而使这些社会较容易摆脱成规的束缚，这样的束缚对于未开化人民通常是十分强烈的。