In the play, Miller examines the relationship between the pressure to succeed and personal responsibility.

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If you can somehow create a personal relationship with someone who you disagree with, take them for coffee and say: "I just want to hear your point of view."

如果你们能够以某种方式建立友谊,彼此虽然意见不同，你可以和他们一起喝咖啡然后说：,我只想听你的观点“

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And when you take that beyond even a personal relationship, when you love people, you wanna share.

当你让爱超越个人感情的时候，当你爱所有人，你想要和他们分享。

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They weren't eating all the time, their eating was confined to three meals a day, it was more likely to be a social event because the family was together, and the food had more--you had a better personal relationship with food.

他们不是一直在吃东西,他们会规律的遵守每日三餐,可能那时候吃饭更像是个社交活动,因为家庭成员们都聚在一起,而且食物也更多,人和食物之间的关系更和谐

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