This idea may be rooted in the Ancient Near Eastern political sphere in which sovereigns would single out vassals for the status of special property; and in fact the word used is a word we do find in Exodus.

这个观点也许根植在古代近东的政治氛围中,统治者会将纳贡者独立出来放在特有财产的地位上,并且实际上用在这里的词是我们在,出埃及记中的看到的词语。

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they want to, or they feel they want to be separate and different from the rest of Europe.

他们想要，或者他们觉得他们想要独立出来，与欧洲其他地方不一样。

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because after it's been created, it's apart from them now.

因为作品创作出来之后，是独立于创作者的。

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