The Hobbesian state will always exist in a world of hostile other states, unregulated by some kind of higher law.

即国家总是存在于,一个充满敌意的世界里，而且总是被更高的法则约束着。

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The writer observes that survival is a difficult endeavor and that the world can sometimes seem harshly hostile.

作者发现，人类需要通过努力而生存,但这个世界往往是非常残酷的。

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The city, as Aristotle understands, will always exist in a world with other cities or other states, based on different principles that might be hostile to one's own.

城市，如亚里士多德所认为，将永远会,和其它城市或国家同时存在，根于不同的管理原则,可能还会对自己人怀有敌意。

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