One of the basic precepts of paleontology is the present is the key to the past.

古生物学的一个基本方面就是现在是了解过去的关键。

It's like that last precept Mr. Browne gave us.

就像布朗老师分享的最后一句格言一样。

Here was a man who lived outside the faufreluches while obeying their every precept.

这是一个住在 faufreluches 之外的人，同时遵守他们的每一条戒律。

And a lot of the precepts make a lot of sense.

而且很多戒律都很有意义。

But there remains a fourth weighty precept, and one not altogether detachable from the third.

但是还有第四条重要的戒律， 并且不能完全与第三条戒律分开。

Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep your precepts with all my heart.

骄傲人编造谎言攻击我，我却要一心守你的训词。

These precepts will influence your success; they prepare the way for it, they will secure it.

这些戒律将影响你的成功； 他们为它铺路， 他们将确保它。

For North Korea to abandon nuclear weapons would require a fundamental change in its founding and governing precepts.

朝鲜要放弃核武器，就必须从根本上改变其建国理念与执政原则。

I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways.

我要默想你的训词，看重你的道路。

I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have preserved my life.

我永不忘记你的训词，因你用这训词将我救活了。