We often hear people say, "What's past is past. Let's look to the future."

我们常听人说：“过去的已经过去了，让我们展望未来吧！”

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According to the personality view, what makes somebody in the future the same person as somebody in the past is if it's part of the same ongoing personality.

根据人格理论，将来之某人与过去之某人为同一人,条件是拥有相同持续人格中的部分。

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And notice by the by, that when we make choices about our future, from the hedonist point of view, at least, there's no particular need to dwell a whole lot on the past, because what's done is done.

需要注意的是，当我们,为未来作选择时，起码享乐主义者认为，不必过分着眼于过去，因为过去的已经过去。

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