He would remain a virgin in order to prepare for and to maintain this incredibly important role as an epic poet.

他想保持自己的童贞,为了准备和保持作为史诗诗人这个无比重要的角色。

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But the introduction, "You shall be holy for I the Lord your God am holy"--being holy in imitation of God is emphasized repeatedly as the purpose of the laws in the Holiness Code especially.

你们要圣洁，因为我耶和华你们的神是圣洁的“,这一引言就是教导人们要效仿上帝保持圣洁,作为法律的目的它被反复强调，特别是在圣洁法典里。

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The glue, the key to identity across time for cars, is being the same hunk of stuff.

粘质，作为贯穿时间的车,其质的关键，就是要保持原来的这一大块。

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To see that,recall the fact that according to the personality view, as a theory of personality identity, the crucial point isn't that my personality stay identical.

要明白这一点，回想一下根据人格理论，作为个人认同感的理论，关键点不在于人格要保持不变。

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