I think those together really know your own limitations as a fallible mortal and then exercise moderation because you are not divine, you are mortal.

我认为这两句话的真谛是,凡人皆会有错,所以要了解自身的局限性,既然你是人不是神,那么就要适可而止,不要走极端

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

So gods have power only insofar as they are connected with that primordial world "stuff," a technical term that I use throughout this lecture! That means that magic is possible in such a system.

因此，众神只有在和这个原始世界的“物质“,有联系时，才会有神力，整堂课上我都会用到,“物质“这个词，这就意味着奇幻的事有可能发生。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

Well according to one school of thought ; there isn't anything particularly revolutionary about monotheism; and the classical account of the rise of monotheism, that has prevailed for a very long time, runs as follows, and I have a little flow chart here to illustrate it for you.

曾经某个思想学派告诉我们,一神论其实没有什么独特的新颖之处;,而它却能飞速崛起，备受重视，盛行了很长一段时间，正如我下面要提到的，我这儿有一些图来帮助你们理解。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选