The goal of the duel was not so much to kill the opponent as to gain “satisfaction, ” i.e., to restore one’s honor by demonstrating a willingness to risk one’s life for it.
决斗的目的往往不是为了杀死对方，而是为了取得“满足感”，并用甘愿冒生命危险之举来恢复名誉。
"Everyone thought the pandemic was going to kill us all," said Rupp, "but it seemed like a huge waste of life to me, even if those chickens were going to die for meat eventually."
“人人都以为禽流感大流行会杀死我们所有人，”拉普说，“但我觉得，不应浪费这么多生命，即便这些小鸡终究难免被杀取肉的命运。”
Compared to the easy life of the hunter, with plenty of game around, and where one decent kill could feed a family for a week, that of a crop farmer was painful and arduous.
猎人的日子比较清闲，他们周围猎物充足，打一个像样的猎物就够一家人吃一星期，而日子在种地的那里就辛苦费劲得多。
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