A typically Greek problem is where there is a contradiction that you've got to live with;you can't resolve.

一个典型的希腊式的问题,你必须面对一个无法调和的矛盾局面

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That's the kind of question we have to face when we think about the fact that we don't know how much time we've got.

那是我们必须要面对的问题,当我们考虑到,我们不知道自己还有多少时间这个事实时。

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In other words, to understand and cope with the problems that we all face, we all need to know and to grapple with the Western experience.

换句话说,为了理解并解决我们所面对的问题,我们必须了解并掌握西方文明的经验

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