But even if you're totally nation-centric and even if you were only concerned with the United States, you still have to know what's going on around the world.

但即使你是一名完美的爱国主义者,即使你只关心美国的情况,你也得知道周围世界在发生着什么

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And of course, the hedonist will also hasten to point out that just because we can't do this perfectly or infallibly, that doesn't mean we can't make educated guesses, right?

当然享乐主义者也会急于指出,不能因为无法完美绝对地做到，就意味着不能做出有根据的猜想？

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