Human nature must have come much nearer perfection than it is now, or will be in many generations, to exclude from such a control prejudice, selfishness, ambition, and injustice.

  • -- Elihu Root 伊莱休·鲁特

人类的本性必须比现在或未来许多代人更接近完美,才能排除这种控制偏见、自私、野心和不公。

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I knew I could never match my father as a violinist, and there were already four generations of outstanding cellists in the family.

我知道我永远也赶不上我父亲的小提琴手,而且家里已经有四代杰出的大提琴家了。

Shakespeare reveals human nature brilliantly: he shines a light on our instinctive desire to dominate each other.

莎士比亚精彩地揭示了人性:他照亮了我们本能地想要支配彼此的欲望。

Thinking in generations also means enabling our young to have a decent standard of living.

几代人思考也意味着让我们的年轻人有一个体面的生活水平。

Human nature is such that monogamy is a really hard thing to achieve.

人类的本性就是一夫一妻制很难实现。