或许，这就是人类最根本的弱点，它提醒着我们，人类富于创造的心智——这种奇怪的自我意识能力——既是一种幸事，也是一种负担。

It is, perhaps, the quintessential human frailty, a reminder that the Promethean talent of the human mind - this strange ability to think about itself - is both a blessing and a burden.

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诚然，从某一方面来说，物质在生命中确实扮演一定的角色，但心智才是最需要让其明澄清澈的，因为只有这样，我们才能找到真正的自我。

Sure, stuff has an impact on life in a way, but the mindset is the thing that needs to be clear to find the true desired self.

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但青少年有自我意识的心智能力。

But teens have the mental ability to be self-aware.

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