来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：现代社会理论基础 第16集 第16集》

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  But I think this is just to start the argument.
  但是我认为这是个不错的开端
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  Now comes the more serious one.
  现在我们讲更重要的一个问题
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  What is the spirit of capitalism?
  什么是资本主义的精神
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  And this is--there are two important points he makes.
  他给出了两个重要的观点
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  He says, "What is unique about capitalism,
  他说 "资本主义的独特之处在于
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  that the greed is turned into an ethical imperative."
  贪婪已经变得合乎伦理"
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  and the other one is that the
  另外一点在于
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  essence of capitalism is rationalism and calculation.
  资本主义的精华在于理性主义和计算
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  Well greed turned into an ethical imperative.
  贪婪已经变得合乎伦理
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  A very interesting point,
  一个非常有趣的观点
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  because as we have seen Marx does not offer any
  因为如我们所见 马克思没有给出解释
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  explanation why on earth
  说明到底为什么