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We were therefore obliged to unload our boats of their cargoes and pass them empty over the falls by means of long cords which we had provided for such purposes.

  • -- William Henry Ashley 威廉·亨利·阿什利

因此，我们不得不把船上的货物卸下来，用我们为这类目的准备的长绳子把货物空空如也地拉过瀑布。

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Science will explain how but not why. It talks about what is, not what ought to be. Science is descriptive, not prescriptive; it can tell us about causes but it cannot tell us about purposes. Indeed, science disavows purposes.

科学将解释如何做，但不会解释为什么。它谈论的是什么，而不是应该是什么。科学是描述性的，而不是说明性的;它能告诉我们原因，但不能告诉我们目的。的确，科学否定目的。

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We do not need to eat animals, wear animals, or use animals for entertainment purposes, and our only defense of these uses is our pleasure, amusement, and convenience.

我们不需要吃动物，穿动物，或使用动物作为娱乐目的，我们唯一的防御这些用途是我们的乐趣，娱乐和方便。

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