So in the myth the wilderness is a very harsh environment.

所以在神话中，荒野是很恶劣的环境。

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Why? Because they didn't ask the question that they needed to ask,which was,in that particular case, the salutogenic question: why do some individuals succeed ? despite unfavorable circumstances?

为什么呢？因为他们没有提出这样的问题,这特定情况下，他们应该问这个问题，这个健康本源的问题，为什么有些人,成长环境恶劣，依然能成功？

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But again, the elements were harsh, finding food may not have been easy, and certain sorts of diets would prevail over others, where there would be a lot of certain nutrients and few of other ones.

可是,自然环境是恶劣的,寻找食物一点也不简单,不过某些食物相对其他更为常见些,其富含有某些营养成分,但缺乏其他的

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