This helps them create this sense of identity, which helps determine their political origins.

而这帮助他们建立了民族认同感,同时也决定了他们的政治性质的起源

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But nonetheless, in the imagination, in the imaginaire, in the mental construction of these two countries, what we are not, that is Catholic, helps define their identity.

然而,在精神层面上,在精神体系的创立上,这两个国家的身份认同感,受到他们所否定的观念,即非天主教观念的影响

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But notice that if we say this,if we say neither of these guys, despite having Napoleon's personality,neither of these guys is Napoleon, then the personality theory of personal identity is false.

但请注意，如果我们说这两者，尽管拥有拿破仑的人格，他们都不是拿破仑，那么个人认同感的人格理论就是错误的。

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In both cases, this becomes part of their self-identity. That's an essential part as my good friend, Linda Colley, who used to teach here and sadly is not here anymore.

在这两个国家中,这点是他们身份认同感中很重要的一部分,如同我的好朋友,琳达·科里,她以前是这里的老师,很遗憾现在不在耶鲁了

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