And once we substitute things for wisdom, then people will grow up blank, like idiots. Wisdom will become outmoded. People will no longer serve any useful function.

一旦我们以物质代替智慧，人将变得呆滞迟钝，像白痴一样。那个时代，智慧不见了，人都不做有益的事。

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On this stingy substitute rain, the behemoth of all living things, the redwood, thrives.

在这些吝啬的雨水替代物的滋养下，万物茁壮生长。

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A: Can we substitute in these things?

这几项可以用替代品吗？

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But there really is no substitute for slowing things down even for just that one hour and putting a human interaction into all this business focus.

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No amount of chatter can substitute for real connections about real things.

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Things got worse for West Ham when substitute John Pantsil had to go off with concussion after landing badly on the left side of his face.

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