Ritual impurity, which is generally permitted, is distinguished by the characteristics I've quickly jotted down here.

仪式上的不洁，通常是被允许的，它的特征就是我刚刚写在这里的那些。

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Actually, let me start by saying I'm going to distinguish two broad families of characteristics we might appeal to.

我首先来,区分一下两个不同种类的特征,我们也许会用到它们

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They suggest there is something in the genes that explains the characteristics of particular people; that is certainly not true. So let's understand each other.

他们认为基因的某些特点,决定了特定人群的特征,这显然是不正确的,让我说得更明白点

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Second thing, we started talking about the periodic table and I believe that it's a hallmark of any educated person in the 21st century who is technically literate to know the periodic table by heart.

第二点，我们之前讨论过元素周期表,我相信这是个标志性的特征,对于那些在21世纪里,用心去学习,元素周期表的人来说。

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Eliot was there, in that essay on the metaphysical poets that I'm quoting from, defending as necessary what is the primary characteristic, not only of his own poetry, but really of modern poetry generally, what is often called its difficulty.

艾略特在描写那些抽象派诗人的文章里,就是我引用的那篇，极力维护,诗人的首要特征，不仅是因为他自身的诗性，更因为维护现代诗歌的必要，这是非常困难的一件事。

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One other remark before we leave this, in the game we played last time, in the investment game, one feature of that game was that the more you thought other people were going to invest, the more you wanted to invest.

在继续讲下面的内容前,我再多说几句,上一讲的投资博弈有一个特征,就是如果你越认为大家会投资,你就越想投资

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So, what I want to do is take at least a couple of minutes and pursue some of these extra features as well.

所以我想至少花几分钟,来谈谈其中的一些特征。

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The primacy of reason and the pursuit of objectivity, therefore, both characteristic of the Western experience seem to me to be essential for the achievement of the desired goals almost anywhere in the world.

理性至上和追求客观,这是西方经验的两个特征,在我看来,这两点几乎在世界任何地方,对既定目标的实现都是至关重要的

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Well, if that's right, then should we say that the pervasiveness of death, ubiquitousness of death-- the thing that I was earlier suggesting was oppressive-- wouldn't it really be nice to have a death-free time or a death-free location or death-free activities?

如果是这样的话，那我们是不是应该说死亡的普遍性，死亡的无处不在性-,这些我之前所说的特征是不对的-,如果有死亡免疫时间或者死亡免疫地点,或者死亡免疫活动岂不是很好吗？

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