But Hobbes lived at a time when the modern system of European states even as we understand them today, was just beginning to emerge.

霍布斯生活在一个时代,这个时代中，现代欧洲国家,就像我们今天理解的这样，已经快要出现了。

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Certain moral principles have already begun to emerge from the discussions we've had.

某些道德原则，已经随着我们讨论的展开,逐渐开始浮现出来了。

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