The march of events, he added, had imposed new duties on the country.

他补充说，事态的发展给国家带来了新的责任。

My mother was to take me back with her, out of the way of dangers which seemed, to those who followed the march of events intelligently, to threaten the capital.

我母亲要带我回去，避开危险，对于那些聪明地跟踪事态发展的人来说，这些危险似乎威胁着首都。