I rather think that reading, like matrimony is determined by fate or yinyuaii .

我颇以为读书也和婚姻相同，是由姻缘或命运所决定。

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Some people think one's birth has decided his fate, while others think one's fate is determined by his own attitude.

有些人认为一个人的出生决定了他的命运，而另一些人认为一个人的命运是由他的态度决定的。

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The boldness and ambition of the Acropolis was funded by the spoils of war, a war that determined the fate of Greece.

建造雅典卫城的大胆想法和雄图来自一场纷扰的战事，一场决定了希腊命运的战事。

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Unlike a Greek play, where the ending is determined in advance, by fate, human action plays a part.

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Game theory essentially tells scientists what kind of biases people have and what they might do when their fate is determined by the choices of others.

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The fate of those lawsuits could be determined by what the judge in Seattle trial determines to be a reasonable rate for Motorola's patents.

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