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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  "Like in China in the twelfth century everybody,
  "比如十二世纪的中国
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  everything was ready for capitalism.
  一切资本主义的条件都已具备
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  It did not happen because the Confucian
  而中国当时并没有出现资本主义
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  and Taoist ideas at that time did not
  因为当时的孔孟之道和道家学说
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  give the ideological framing
  没有构成相应的思想框架
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  which would have helped the development of capitalism in China,
  来促进中国的资本主义发展
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  and that's why China was held back."
  这就是为什么中国落后了"
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  Right? Calvinism, you know,
  加尔文宗
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  rationalization of ideas could happen,
  理性主义也许会出现
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  but if there are no economic conditions for capitalism,
  但如果没有适合资本主义的经济环境
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  it will not happen either.
  一切也不会发生
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  So this is the idea of elective affinity.
  这就是选择性的吸引力