God saw that he had to limit the life span of humans, or risk creating an enemy that was nearly equal to him.

上帝发现他限制了人类的寿命，否则就是冒险创造了与他平等的死敌。

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A Hobbesian state, paradoxically, still requires from its citizens, men and women prepared to fight to risk everything in the defense of their way of life.

如此一来，矛盾便凸显出来了,即霍布斯理想中的国家,也照样要求他的人民时刻准备牺牲一切,来维护他们的生活方式。

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Even the Platonic just city will have to cultivate warrior citizens who are prepared to risk life in battle for the sake of their own city.

就算是柏拉图式的正义之城,也都还需要培养战士,一群准备好以生命作赌注,来捍卫其所属城市的公民。

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He presents himself, in other words, as a human being of unparalleled piety and devotion who will risk life itself rather than quit the post that has been given to him.

他呈现的自我，换句话说，是极度虔诚敬神的人类,甚至压下自己的生命作赌注,也不愿放弃这个天赐的角色。

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