All people, she said, lived their lives in bondage to hunger, pain and lust.

她说所有人都生活在饥饿、痛苦和欲望的束缚之中。

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If that master is self, we will be in bondage to our pride.

如果那个主人是本人，我们会为此感到骄傲。

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A perfect body can keep one in bondage as well as an imperfect one can.

正如有缺陷的身体带给人束缚一样，完美的身体也会带给人束缚。

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So much more important than historical verifiability is the conviction of the ancient Israelites who received and venerated these traditions, and developed them, and embellished them, that God had once acted on their behalf, rescuing them from bondage, binding them to himself in an eternal covenant.

无比史料证明更重要的是,古代以色列人坚定的信仰,他们接受并且崇敬那些传统，将它们发扬，美化它们，认为上帝曾为了他们而行动，将他们从奴役中解救，在永恒的契约中将他们与上帝联系在一起。

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When Saul of Tarsus set out on his journey to Damascus the whole of the known world lay in bondage.

WSJ: In Hoc Anno Domini

And he did so in 1837-8, just as the West Indies slaves were being released (technically freed in 1833, they were forced to serve an "apprenticeship" which effectively kept them in bondage till 1838).

BBC: Darwin's twin track: 'Evolution and emancipation'

Walker met free blacks there who would have helped her escape, but with three children still in bondage in North Carolina, and a promise of freedom from the Camerons, she was loath to run away.

WSJ: Book Review: To Free a Family