There's a certain pragmatic element behind this, basically we want to make sure that every human being has a dignified life.

这后面是有实用的因素，因为我们想确保,每个人都过上有尊严的生活。

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No, they weren't like that, the Greeks were ahead of them and it's evident that they borrowed stuff from the Greeks in every element of life, although it didn't shape their lives in a potent, fundamental way.

不,他们不是文明的,希腊人比他们先进,也有证据表明,他们从希腊人那里学习了生活中的各种东西,虽然这些并未从根本上,有力地改变他们的生活

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