来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国革命 第8集 第8集》
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this aspect of the story reveals another related aspect故事的这方面揭示了 -
of the Enlightenment mentality.启蒙思想的另一方面 -
It shows how immediate and relevant the ancient world--它展现了古代世界 或者说是历史... -
and actually history generally--对于启蒙思想者... -
was to Enlightenment thinkers,多么直接和相关 -
and I suppose, just in the eighteenth century generally.我想 在18世纪 -
An idea that's--again--related to this idea有一个观点...也是和这个有关的 -
that humankind can detect patterns就是人类始终可以发现规律 -
and then apply them for all time.并应用它们 -
Because basically,因为基本上 -
if you think about it,如果你思考它 -
if you believe in ongoing natural patterns,如果你相信正在发生的自然规律