来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国内战与重建1845-1877 第3集第3集》

And it's a worldview deeply rooted

还是一个深深的
in the idea or respect for tradition;

根植于传统思想尊重传统的世界观
tradition and social control.

即传统和社会控制
In this worldview, institutions--human institutions

在这个世界观里制度尤其人文制度
evolve only slowly over time

发展得非常缓慢
and cannot be altered by abrupt human interventions.

而且不会被突然的人为干预改变
It's dangerous to abruptly intervene

在人文制度的演变中
in the evolution of human institutions.

突然的人为干预是很危险的
Now, think what's at stake here in this worldview,

想想在这种世界观中最薄弱的是什么
especially as we transition next Thursday to a developing

特别是我们下周四要过渡到
though by no means unanimous or homogenous

一个发展中的并非统一或同质的
northern worldview in which reform impulses get embedded.

嵌入了改革的冲动的北方世界观