In Section II, under the yoke of oppression in the patriarchal society, they were self-restricted or oppressed by others, therefore their destiny was miserable.

第二节所涉及的贵族女性，则是在宗法社会的压迫桎梏之下，自我约束或受到他人压迫，因而命运凄惨；

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If you see the poor oppressed in a district, and justice and rights denied, do not be surprised at such things; for one official is eyed by a higher one, and over them both are others higher still.

你若在一省之中见穷人受欺压，并夺去公义，公平的事，不要因此诧异。因有一位高过居高位的鉴察，在他们以上还有更高的。

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And so the peacefulness, the serenity that we feel away from the Internet, and which all the Better-Nevers rightly testify to, has less to do with being no longer harried by others than with being less oppressed by the force of your own inner life.

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