It's the pursuit of fame, the noble pursuit of fame, that spurs us to scorn delights and to live laborious days.

是对名望的追求，这高尚的追求，迫使我们批判享乐，艰苦度日。

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As humans I think our instinct is to want more, you know, not be positive and...

作为人类我觉得我们的直觉是追求更多东西，你知道，不怎么积极，而且……

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And what he seems to be saying is this: we are beings who are first and foremost dominated " by a desire for power.

他所说的似乎是像这样：,“我们是被追求权力欲望,所主宰的首要生物。

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When he says that his way of life has been private, he means that he has pursued a policy of, let's call it "the principled abstinence " from public life."

当他提到自己的生活方式是私密的时候，他所提的是他追求一种策略，我们可以称之为，“原则性疏离,公共生活“

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