And then there are the familiar conundrums: the rule is no jaywalking, but only by jaywalking will I have a chance of saving the dog that is about to be hit by a car.

于是就有了类似的难题：规定说不能乱穿马路，但我必须乱穿马路才有机会救下那条要被车撞到的狗。

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If a person offend you, and you are in doubt as to whether it was intentional or not, do not resort to extreme measures; simply watch your chance and hit him with a brick. That will be sufficient.

如果有人得罪了你们，你们要犹豫一番，看看是存心的还是无意的，不要采取极端的做法；只要看好机会用砖块打他一下，那就足够了。

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Philosophical certainties could not be had, according to Xenophanes, for even if we chance to hit upon the truth, there is no way of knowing for certain that things are as we think they are.

据他的看法，并无任何哲学上的确定性可言，因为即使我们碰巧触及了真相，也没有方法确信事物就正像我们所认为的那样。

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