Normally, we do these things to keep an equilibrium among the different systems of the unconscious, but sometimes it doesn't work.

一般来说，我们会运用这些机制,去维持无意识系统的平衡，但有时防御机制也会不起作用。

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But when you look at the bill, it is very expensive and you can't afford to pay that.

但当你看见账单时，你才发现这太贵了，你负担不起。

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It's of no interest to me to survive, and merely saying the mantra, "Oh, but it's me" doesn't make it more desirable to me.

我对仅仅是活下去，然后老生常谈地说“但那是我“不感兴趣“,那激不起我更多的渴望。

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So basically, we're stuck with this verbal agreement and we both have an incentive to cheat and produce more whatever it is, sugar water.

但不管怎样,在这个口头协议不起作用,我们都有违约,生产更多这种糖水的动机

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Won't help me against other bacteria, but only against the one that I've got.

但对其他细菌却不起作用,只能抵抗我感染到的这种细菌

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As always with philosophy, there's more complicated versions of dualism where maybe the interaction doesn't work both ways, but let's just limit ourselves to good, old-fashioned, two-way interactionist dualism.

但由于我们在说的是哲学,二元论还持有更为复杂的观点,例如,交互作用对双方都不起作用,但就让我们限制在一个范围内较好,保守的,双向互动二元论观点

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