The recognition of those qualities, the recognition of the arete that these heroes have is what their lives are all about.

这些英雄所拥有的对这些品质的认知,对德性的认知,就是对他们人生意义的认知

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At the core of it, is the concept of arete.

其核心,就是"德性"这个概念

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So, a part of you wants to become the greatest whatever it is that you want to become and you wouldn't be here if you weren't very competitive and very eager to come out first, devoted to arete and your own version of that kind of thing.

所以 你的一部分意识想变成最伟大的人,不论你想要在哪个领域变得伟大,而且如果你没有竞争力,或不是一直争取第一,那你也不会坐在这里,力图更上一层楼,以穷千里目

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Arete derives from the Greek word anar, which means man; man as opposed to woman.

rete衍生自希腊语anar,意为男人,与女人相对的男人

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