If you desire a peaceful life, but you believe, "life's a struggle!" you will create the strife in which you believe, and not the peace you desire.

如果你希望过着平静的生活，但是你相信，“生命就是奋斗”，你就会按照你的信仰去奋斗，而不是按照愿望去平静的生活。

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The struggle, if there were one, need not be described.

如果这算是一场激争，那是无须描述的。

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No-one in the opposition really believes it will work, but if not, we are being left with one scenario only—an armed struggle.

在反对阵营中，没有人会真的相信这能起作用的，但要是这不起作用，我们就只会被抛进一个场景——武装抗争。

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Paul Pillar at Georgetown University says if it is not war, then the Obama administration needs to spell out the exact nature of the struggle.

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