It was nowhere near as painful as David had expected.

这远远不像大卫预料的那么痛苦。

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Some were friends of Enlightenment philosophers such as David Hume, Adam Smith, Adam Ferguson and other figures.

有些人交游广泛，和启蒙运动的哲学家戴维德·休谟、亚当·史密斯、亚当·弗格森和其他大人物相交匪浅。

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Before he could change his mind I whipped out my credit card, all the while watching as David beamed with pride.

还没等他改变主意，我很快拿出我的信用卡，一直冲着大卫骄傲地微笑。服务员迅速完成交易，我们就离开了。每走几步，我们就停下来看手镯。

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There is also a belief in the divine election of David as the king of Israel and his dynasty.

还有一个是信仰对大卫王的选择,作为以色列和他所在时代的王。

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So David, the theme of David as the elected king of God, David also as the ideal king, is something else that is a theme of these books.

大卫王，他被上帝选为国王这个故事的主题，他也是一个理想化的国王，这也是这些经书的一个主题。

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