which what counts as my property,

即怎样才算我们的财产
what counts as respecting my life and liberty

怎样才算尊重我们的生命与自由
are for the government to define.

这是由政府来界定的
That there be property, that there be respect for life and liberty

对财产的界定对生命与自由尊重的界定
is what limits government.

就是限制政府的因素
But what counts as respecting my life and respecting my property,

但到底怎样才算对生命和财产的尊重
that is for governments to decide and to define.

这是由政府来决定和界定的
How can that be?

怎么会这样呢
Is Locke contradicting himself or is there an important distinction here?

是洛克在自相矛盾呢还是这存在着重大区别
In order to answer that question,

为了回答这个问题
which will decide Locke's fit with the libertarian view,

即确定洛克到底是否自由主义盟友
we need to look closely at what legitimate government looks like for Locke,

我们得进一步研究洛克所指的合法政府是什么