The only relationship that will work with humans is perhaps one in which there is a balance between unchecked independence and blind obedience, And God seems to find that relationship with Jacob.

唯一与人类建立的有效关系也许是,存在着某一平衡的关系,不受遏制的独立与盲目信仰之间的平衡，上帝好像在雅各布那里找到了这种关系。

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But, as you know, air is only 20% oxygen, the balance being nitrogen.

但是你知道空气中只有20%的是氧气，大部分的是氮气。

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Whereas, at the beginning, the mortgage balance is dropping only very slowly because you've got a lot of interest to pay and your mortgage payment is constant.

而在贷款初期,贷款余款减少的则非常缓慢,这是因为还款额是固定的,同时你还要偿付大量的利息

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