Mr Ferris is reminding us of how little we know about the world we live in, and how little we know about ourselves within it, and yet we persist.

费里斯先生让我们意识到我们对于我们生存之世界及我们自己是多么的不了解，然而我们仍旧存在。

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Just as screws are the small yet essential objects that strengthen and sustain, we should strive to steadily support the society we live and work within.

螺丝钉虽小，但却是巩固和支撑所不可缺少的，我们也要像它一样努力为我们工作、生活其中的社会提供稳固的支持。

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We live in a time that is more scientifically aware than any other period in history and yet people still believe the stars and planets can determine their fate.

我们生活的时代是历史上科学程度最高的，但人们仍然相信恒星和行星能够决定他们的命运。

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Of course, we haven't yet asked ourselves, how should you live ? if you recognize and take into account those facts?

当然，我们还没有问自己，你该怎样活着,如果你认识到了并考虑了这些事实？

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Mr Ferris is reminding us of how little we know about the world we live in, and how little we know about ourselves within it, and yet we persist.

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Yet we now live in a society and era for whom it is a basic axiom that the success or failure of grown-up life is directly tied to the quality of the care one receives in childhood.

BBC: A Point of View: Modern parenting

We live in a world filled with powerful technology that has enabled us to communicate faster and better, yet we seem to lack the simple face-to-face meeting that must take place when searching for clues and information in any type of investigation.

CNN: Missing persons could be just next door