The conclusion of this parable seems so violent perhaps because the lesson to be learned from the parable is so uncertain.

这个故事的结尾看起来太残酷了,可能因为这个寓言想要教给我们的东西太不确定。

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The uncertain status of divine providence here, I think, is made clear by its figuration as a moon.

这里神圣的天意的不确定的地位，被月亮这个比喻表现的更为清晰。

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And So, Descartes used the method of doubt to say there's something really different about having a body that's always uncertain, from having a mind.

因此,笛卡尔运用怀疑方法得出,与拥有不可确定的身体不同,拥有心理是肯定的

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We can't know anything certain about the eternal and the immortal world of Paradise Lost except through these faculties we have and those are uncertain, imperfect, fallen human capacities of reading.

我们无法了解任何确切的,有关中的永恒不灭的世界的认识,除非那些借助于已有的不确切不完美的阅读技巧。

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