As you strip away the trappings of your old life, you come to realize that all you really need are the bare essentials.

当你扔掉旧生活的积蓄，你就开始意识到原来自己真正需要的只是一些必需用品。

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And then it's a great leveller, literally stripping away the status symbols of clothing at a time when we all want to get back to the essentials in life.

这还是一种天下大平，每个人都脱去那些象征身份地位的衣服，回归生活的本质。

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Space programs won't provide these basic essentials of a decent life.

太空计划无法提供这些基本的必需品，使人过着还不错的生活。

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The essentials of life will determine what the inessentials are going to be.

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