So we see then that having knowledge of good and evil is no guarantee that one will choose or incline towards the good.

我们由可见对善恶的分辨能力,并不确保人会愿意或倾向于遵从上帝。

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Most people today are attracted to the study of politics because they are interested in things they've read about in newspapers or seen on TV.

所为又为何,大部份对政治研究感兴趣的人,是因为他们,对读过之报章或电视报导感兴趣。

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Well, this is the question raised by the skeptic about skepticism or about theory and it's one that we're going to take rather seriously, but we're going to come back to it because there are ways, it seems to me, of keeping this question at arm's length.

这是由对怀疑论或理论持怀疑态度的人提出来的问题,也是我们要认真探讨的，但是我们还会回来继续讨论，因为对我而言，我们需要和这个问题保持一定距离。

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For those of you who are trying to quit smoking, or to quit drinking there's times of the day or certain activities that really make you want to smoke or really make you want to drink.

对于那些想要戒烟的人来说，对想戒酒的人也一样,一天中的某个时刻或某种行为,会使你产生想抽烟或是想喝酒的欲望。

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The philosopher can never be truly loyal to anyone or anything but what is best.

哲学家永远都不会真的对任何人或事物忠诚,而是追求最好的人事物。

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