The civilization of the West, however, was not the result of some inevitable process through which other cultures will automatically pass.

然而,西方文明的发展之路,并非经历了其他文明必经之途中,一些不可避免的发展过程

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We could imagine a world like this where it's inevitable; everybody's got some date on it.

我们可以想象这样的一个世界;,每个人都会在某天死去这点是必然的。

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Not only is it inevitable that you're going to die; not only do some people live longer than others, you don't know how much more time you've got.

你会死去这不仅是不可避免;,不仅有些人活得比另一些人久，你也不知道自己还剩下多少时间。

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