So with his optic glass, his telescope, Galileo was able to discern spots on the orb of the moon.

因此通过他的磁光玻璃，望远镜，伽利略能够分辨出月亮轨道上的斑点。

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Similarly, divination. Divination is an attempt to discern the future that, once again, heads right to the source of power.

类似的还有占卜术，占卜是一种试图看清未来的法术,它的终极目标，也是神力的源头。

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The unfallen Adam certainly didn't need a telescope to discern a lot about the heavenly bodies.

失足前的亚当当然不会需要望远镜,来观察天堂中的人们。

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So I was compelled to say, in praising true philosophy, that it was from it alone that was able to discern any justice.

所以为了，颂扬真正的哲学，我不得不说只有它,才能辨别出所有正义。

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