The conclusion of this parable seems so violent perhaps because the lesson to be learned from the parable is so uncertain.

这个故事的结尾看起来太残酷了,可能因为这个寓言想要教给我们的东西太不确定。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

And that brings me to my final point about our Hobbesian civilization that conceals from us a very uncomfortable truth.

接下来我要讲的,是霍布斯现代文明观的最后一个观点,它将把一个残酷的现实呈现在我们面前。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

The text says "harsh labor at mortar and brick," but the text says, "the more they were oppressed, the more they increased and spread out," so Pharaoh resorts to more drastic measures.

文中说，“和泥和造砖的艰苦劳动“,但是文中还说，“越发苦害他们，他们越发多起来，越发蔓延“,因此法老采取了更加残酷的手段。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

And by the time I'm 500,I become completely self-absorbed and I'm sort of a vicious,cruel,vile person.

00岁的时候，我变得完全自私,我变得邪恶，残酷和卑鄙。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

This all might seem very cruel but from a genetic standpoint it makes sense.

这可能看起来很残酷,但从基因角度行得通。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

And he said,to his credit, "no,without my principles I am just"-- as he put it rather indelicately and cruelly about himself-- "a fat man with a big limp."

令人钦佩的是,他说,"不,如果不守我的原则我就是"--,好像他本来不是那么粗野,那么残酷一样--,"一个大胖瘸子"

耶鲁公开课 - 1871年后的法国课程节选

They were bloody, although the actual amount would vary with the circumstances.

绝对是血腥残酷的,尽管具体伤亡数会随着环境不同而稍微变化

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

The writer observes that survival is a difficult endeavor and that the world can sometimes seem harshly hostile.

作者发现，人类需要通过努力而生存,但这个世界往往是非常残酷的。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

He is the intellectual who enjoys bringing, you might say, the harsh and unremitting facts about human nature to light, who enjoys dispelling illusions and pretty beliefs.

他是一位学者，乐于将人性残酷、,不得宽恕的真实面,摊在阳光下来检视，他更乐于为人破解假想及天真的信念。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

He draws a contrast between the men who give just decisions to strangers and to natives, and who do not depart from what is just, and those who practice violence and cruel deeds.

他对比了,那些即便在面对异乡人和不谙世事者,仍秉持正义给予公正判断的人,和那些残酷暴戾恶果累累的人

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

Now, unfortunately, life doesn't work like that.

但不幸的是，现实是残酷的。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选