My name is Ida Norberg and I'm a sociologist.

我叫艾达·诺伯格，是一名社会学家。

The open society " may yet be saved" , Mr Norberg concludes.

诺伯格总结说，开放的社会“可能会被拯救”。

Human history, in Mr Norberg's telling, is a cacophony of drawbridges being lowered and then raised.

在诺伯格看来，吊桥先降后升，社会由开放到闭塞，人类历史就是大杂烩。

The Roman Empire prospered because it was open to trade, people and ideas, says Johan Norberg, a Swedish thinker.

瑞典思想家约翰·诺伯格表示，罗马帝国之所以繁荣，是因为它广开贸易、民众自由、思想解放。

Mr Norberg's " Open" is one of two new books that offer big ideas about globalisation, past and future.

诺伯格新创作了两本讲述有关全球化、过去和未来的宏大理念书籍，《开放》就是其中一本。