I came to believe that war was the natural state of life.

我开始相信战争是生命的自然状态。

" In that state of life in which a merciful Providence has been pleased to place you, " I interrupted, smiling.

“在那种仁慈的天意很高兴把你安置在那种生活状态中，”我微笑着打断了你。

In  this moment of the conference, it felt like he had truly touched the ultimate state of life's  worthiness–the very premise of his life's work.

在会议的这一刻，他感觉自己真正触及了生命价值的终极状态——这是他一生工作的根本前提。

" You would have done your duty in that state of life to which it has not pleased God to call you, " said Mary, laughing.

玛丽笑着说：“你会在上帝不乐意召唤你的那种生活状态中尽到你的职责。”

A pleasant, hospitable woman, with a harmless craze for the small lions of literary society; a rather dull man, doing his duty in that state of life in which a merciful Providence had placed him; two nice-looking, healthy children.

一个和蔼可亲、殷勤好客的妻子，有着喜欢结交文学界小名人的无害的癖好；一个并不很聪明的丈夫，在慈悲的上帝安排给他的那种生活中兢兢业业、恪尽职责：两个漂亮、健康的孩子。