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Although the plan received unanimous approval, this does not mean that it represents the lowest common denominator.

尽管该计划获得一致赞同，但这并不说明它为迎合大众而做了刻意简化。

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So, in more common language, what does this geometric definition mean?

或者说，这个几何的定义到底是什么意思？

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I appreciate particularly the idea of human rights, because it is meant to get a round culture, and particularly a round religion, to find those common denominators, hopefully not the lowest denominator that's just ethical washout. It doesn't mean anything.

我尤其赞赏人权的观点，因为它是要构建一个全面的文化，尤其是一个全面完整的宗教，以此来寻求人类共通的地方，希望别是最低层次的共通点,否则只会是道德的失败，没有任何意义。

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Common ownership, Aristotle argues, will mean a sort of common neglect.

亚里士多德论及，共同所有权等同于一种共同的疏漏。

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But failure to reform the entitlement culture, reaffirm long-run objectives, and re-establish a common purpose will mean a dimming of opportunities for American children today and for future generations.

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The common interface standards mean that there are rules for constructing the hardware and software used in the family of radios so that even though they may have different configurations and users, they can all communicate when their settings match.

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That would mean a common Moldovan-Transdniestrian state, with some of the latter's pseudo-statehood shaved away.

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