来自《耶鲁大学开放课程—哲学：死亡 第6集 第6集》

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  physical objects are somewhat beautiful.
  物理对象多少有点美
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  They're partially beautiful.
  它们只是片面的美
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  As, sometimes, Platonists put it,
  像柏拉图主义者有时说的那样
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  they "Participate" In beauty.
  它们"属于"美
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  They partake of beauty to varying degrees.
  它们美的程度不一样
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  But none of them should be confused with beauty itself.
  不能把其中任何一个与美本身混为一谈
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  Or, take justice.
  或者以正义为例
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  There are various arrangements, social arrangements,
  存在各种不同的制度 社会制度
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  that can be just or unjust to varying degrees.
  它们在不同程度上是正义的或不正义的
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  But we don't think anywhere in the world
  但我们认为世界上无论哪里
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  there's any society that's perfectly just.
  都不存在完全正义的社会
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  Yet for all that,
  虽然如此