Last year I was virtually ready to drop it and then, I kid you not,that very afternoon,I came across a quote.

去年我真的都要放弃这个讨论了，不开玩笑，那天下午，我看到一句引言。

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Haven't I taken back the assumption that in order to believe it, you've got to be able to picture it? Not quite.

我不就是放弃了不能相信无法想象的东西，这个假设吗，其实不然。

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Lent is you give up one thing, so I tend to give up sugar and meat during that month. For the entire time, listen it doesn't compare to Ramadan, where you really have no water.

在大斋期，你要放弃一样东西,因此我在那个月不吃糖和肉，但是这和，赖买丹月无法相比，因为在赖买丹月你甚至都没水喝。

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How do I give up my right to do whatever is in my power to secure my person or my possessions, when I have no expectation, you might say, ? that others around me are prepared to do so as well?

我怎么能在我不期望,身边的人会这样做的时候，放弃我保护自身和财产安全，不受侵害的权利？

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