But, as opposed to what Epicurus believed, friendships may not be so essential.

但是，与伊壁鸠的观点相反，友谊可能并不那么重要。

On The Nature of Things which gives us the most complete account we possess of the philosophy and worldview of the Greek philosopher Epicurus.

论万事之本性，它给了出了我们所拥有希腊哲家伊壁鸠的哲和的世界观 最完整的説明。

But of course, if we do go back to the existence requirement, then we're back with Epicurus' argument.

但是 如果我们接受存在前提，我们就会回到伊壁鸠的论断。

Maybe that's the argument that Epicurus had in mind.

也许这就是伊壁鸠脑中的观点。

If we extrapolate from Epicurus' views, we can see that the benefits of friendship still stand today.

如果我们从伊壁鸠的观点推断，我们可以看到友谊的好处今天仍然存在。

Again, the passage from Epicurus isn't altogether clear, but maybe he's got in mind something like this argument.

伊壁鸠的这段话总的来看有点费解，但也许他脑中已有了这样的观点。

According to Epicurus, friendship is based on trust, treating each other well, and maintaining a generous attitude.

根据伊壁鸠的说法，友谊建立在信任的基础上，善待对方，保持慷慨的态度。

Not all friendships conform to Epicurean ideals.

并非所有的友谊都符合伊壁鸠的理想。

Well, that would be a possible way to respond to this second possible interpretation of Epicurus' argument.

这也许可以回应对伊壁鸠文字的第二种解释。

You've almost become a friend of Epictetus's, right?

你几乎成了伊壁鸠的朋友，对吧？

Fergus, I think you might be a little bit of a closet epicurean.

弗格斯，我觉得你可能有点儿隐秘的伊壁鸠主义倾向。

Earlier, he's asking about, hey, do you have any Epicurean poems or stuff like that?

早些时候，他在询问，“嘿，你们有伊壁鸠派的诗作或类似的东西吗？”

But Epicurus bequeathed his gardens to his own school.

但是伊壁鸠把他的花园遗赠给了他自己的校。

Epicurus summed up his liberating philosophy with what he called the four medicinal herbs: The gods are not to be feared. Death is nothing to worry about. Good is easy to attain. The fearful is easy to endure.

伊壁鸠用他所谓的四种草药总结了他的解放哲：无需惧怕众神。死亡没什么好担心的。好事来之不易。恐惧的人容易忍受。

In the matter of cooking ducks, I am in violent opposition to the pretendedly Epicurean school of raw bloody duck whisked through a duck press. The advice to " run your duck through a very hot oven" leaves me shuddering.

在烹饪鸭子的问题上，我强烈反对假装的伊壁鸠派的生血鸭子通过压鸭机快速搅拌。 “让你的鸭子穿过非常热的烤箱”的建议让我不寒而栗。

" No, my dear, no, I can't, " the amiable Epicurean replied, while a smile of welcome played about his rosy cheeks, showing a glimpse of shiny teeth, half hidden by his silky moustache.

“不，亲爱的，不，我不能，”和蔼可亲的伊壁鸠派回答说，他红润的脸颊上挂着欢迎的微笑，露出一排闪亮的牙齿，半掩在柔滑的胡须下。

Some people compare this to Epicurus, that we're never going to understand the big things, don't create problems for yourself, but it's still, you can enjoy the moment as it comes.

有人将此与伊壁鸠的思想相比，认为我们永远无法理解那些宏的事物，不要自寻烦恼，但即便如此， 你仍可以享受当下， 随遇而安。

But there's a higher-minded Epicureanism, which is that, oh, we're going to listen to the best music, look at the best art, consider the best philosophy, all this stuff, you know.

但还有一种更高尚的伊壁鸠主义，那就是，我们要聆听最优美的音乐，欣赏最杰出的艺术， 思考最深邃的哲，所有这些，你知道的。

Although Epicurus was less of a thrill-seeker than his hedonism implies. For Epicurus the best human condition was a state which he called ataraxia, meaning tranquility.

虽然伊壁鸠不像他的享乐主义所暗示的那样热衷于寻求刺激。对于伊壁鸠来说，人类的最佳状态是他称之为心灵宁静的状态，即平静的状态。

A leading corpuscularian of the 17th century, Pierre Gassandy was not coincidentally also a scholar of Epicureanism, an ancient philosophical school that espoused atomism.

17世纪的微粒论领军人物皮埃尔·伽桑狄，恰巧也是伊壁鸠主义的者，这种古老的哲流派主张原子论。