Look at the symbol of the dove of peace, as white as snow, as one noble descent from heaven angel, pure and noble.

再看看那象征着和平的白鸽，洁白如雪，高尚如一位从天上降落的天使，纯洁高尚。

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His father was of noble Portuguese descent.

他的父亲是德高望重的葡萄牙后裔。

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They were the judicial authority basing that on their claim to divine descent on their, certainly, noble descent, and on the fact that the nobility had a monopoly of knowledge about what the traditions of the community are.

他们能成为司法机关,是基于他们所谓的神圣血统,当然,就是贵族血统,同时也基于贵族对于知识的垄断,对所谓传统的解释权的垄断

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The noble families of Greece,and we see it already in Homer, typically claim descent from some god or other and ordinary people do not have that ability.

希腊的贵族家族,我们在荷马身上已看到了,典型地声称贵族权力由神祇所授予,并表示普通人没有那种能力

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