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生物
Creatures
Morality must relate, at some level, to the well-being of conscious creatures. If there are more and less effective ways for us to seek happiness and to avoid misery in this world - and there clearly are - then there are right and wrong answers to questions of morality.
道德必须在某种程度上与有意识的生物的幸福联系起来。如果我们在这个世界上有更多或更少有效的方法来寻求幸福和避免痛苦——显然有——那么道德问题就有正确和错误的答案。
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Tree roots hold river banks together and stop the wind blowing soil away, there are many creatures that live in woods and they provide a sense of well-being and look nice.
树根把河岸绑在一起,阻止风把泥土吹走,有很多生活在森林里的生物,它们提供了一种幸福感,看起来很漂亮。
Alligators and crocodiles are some of the most aggressive creatures on the planet - they'll take down a boat if you come up to their nest.
短吻鳄和鳄鱼是这个星球上最具攻击性的动物之一——如果你到它们的巢穴上来,它们会把船撞翻。
Children are very cruel, yes. Of course. Children are extraordinarily cruel little creatures.
是的,孩子们很残忍。当然可以。孩子是非常残忍的小动物。
My body will not be a tomb for other creatures.
我的身体不会成为其他生物的坟墓。
Perhaps two million years ago the creatures of a planet in some remote galaxy faced a musical crisis similar to that which we earthly composers face today.
也许两百万年以前,某个遥远星系的某个星球上的生物面临着一场音乐危机,就像我们地球上的作曲家今天所面临的一样。
Since we humans have the better brain, isn't it our responsibility to protect our fellow creatures from, oddly enough, ourselves?
既然我们人类有更好的大脑,难道我们就没有责任保护我们的同伴免受我们自己的伤害吗?