We use it differently now. But the fact is that the common or profane state is the natural default state of most objects and things. This table is just profane. It's common.

现在它的用法不同了，事实上,“普通“或者“世俗“的状态都是,大部分事物的自然状态，这张桌子是世俗的，它很普通。

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To be in a state of impurity simply means that one is not qualified to contact the sacred.

处于不纯洁的状态仅仅意味着,没有资格去接触神圣的事物。

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