He is so pinched and straightened in his environment that his leaving is more an avoidance than an embrace.

在如此艰难的处境下他挣扎求生,离开对他而言与其说是寻求解脱,不如说是逃避。

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The Hobbesian state was intended to secure the conditions of life, even a highly civilized and cultivated life but one calculated in terms of self-interest and risk avoidance.

霍布斯眼中的国家旨在,保护人民的生命财产安全,即使是那些虽开化有教养却是为一己私利的人,也应当受到国家的保护。

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It's because their pursuing something rather than running away from something-- " it is called "approach rather than avoidance goals"-- we'll talk about that during the week on goals.

因为他们在追求,而不是在逃离-,这叫“靠近而非逃避目标-,我们将在探讨“目标“时谈到。

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