In the Middle Ages and to some extent in the Early Modern period, we live in a theocentric world.

在中世纪甚至是现在早期，我们生活在以上帝为中心的世界里。

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Whatever the details might be, we could describe lives and say, whether or not their life was good as a whole, what the future holds out for them is negative.

不管详细情况是什么，我们可以把他们的生活形容为，不管他们一生的生活是否美好，他们的未来都是不容乐观的。

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