I think they have a moral purpose, which is to preserve the livelihoods of the people of the Province of Quebec.

我认为他们都有一个共同道德目标，就是维持魁北克省,居民的生计。

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What do you do for a living?

你做什么维持生计？

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You don't want to be someone like the fisherman who boasts about one big fish that he caught because it's not-- we're talking about livelihoods.

不要像那个渔夫一样,因为曾经捕过一条大鱼而到处炫耀-,我们说的是维持生计的问题。

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So basically, the whole society was spending all of the time raising enough food just to support life and there was only 5% left over and that ended up being used in ways like this.

基本上,整个社会全部时间都被用于积累足量食物,这仅是为了维持生计,只剩下5%的时间,被用来建造金字塔,为法老服务

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I think this is a case where they need help, not deserve it, but I think, again, if you had a certain level of requirements to meet sustenance, you're gonna need help, like, if you don't have food or a place to live, that's a case of need.

我认为这个例子中，他们需要帮助，但并不他们是应得的，不过我认为，如果你在一定程度上需要他人救助以维持生计，你就需要别人的帮助，比如，如果你没东西吃，没地方住，这才是需要帮助。

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