"I thought I could relate to the character; this whole adventure, this week in the theater, resembled my life experience growing up in the theater.

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This is a key to his character; these two episodes are the two that we're given of Moses' life.

这也是他性格的一大特点;,这是我们所看到描写摩西生平的两个片段。

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That was the natural thing to do given the character of life, which was based upon farming, if you leave you lose your farm, and based upon the difficulty of transportation.

生活的意义就是定居一处,种田养家,离开了这片土地,就失去了食物的来源,另外,古时的交通非常落后

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If you were to say to me, what do you think is the most important thing, however you define thing, that has changed the character of life in the United States in the twentieth century, I would say the disappearance of farmers.

如果你问我,我认为什么才是,最重要的东西,你认为是什么,在二十世纪改变了,美国人的生活方式,我会说是农民退出了历史舞台

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