A progress bar is not supposed to print one hundred lines just to update its status; generally we like to see a little animation.

一个进度条不应该是打印100行,只是更新它的状态，一般地，我们,想看到一点生机。

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The uncertain status of divine providence here, I think, is made clear by its figuration as a moon.

这里神圣的天意的不确定的地位，被月亮这个比喻表现的更为清晰。

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And it loses its holy status automatically.

之后自动失去神圣的状态。

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