但是依然有保守派拒绝承认人类的堕落,因为人类的每个时代只不过和其他每个时代一样糟糕而已。
But there are also conservatives who reject this myth of the Fall on the grounds that every age has been just as dreadful as every other.
无论如何,我们都很难说这个时代是一个空前进步,或空前退步,崩溃或者堕落的时代。
In any case, it's very hard to say whether this is an age of unparalleled progress, or unparalleled retrogression, disintegration, and decadence.
我们的收入增加了,但我们的道德却在堕落我们的时代更加自由了,而我们的快乐却越来越少了我们的食品更多了,但我们的营养却越来越少了。
We have higher income, but less morals. These are times with more liberty, but less joy. We have much more food, but less nutrition.
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