" The motive was inadequate for you, on account of you're a civilized man. But it was adequate for her" .

“动机对你来说是不够的， 因为你是一个文明人。但对她来说已经足够了” 。

And he maintains that arguments which lean on tradition alone are inadequate, for the same reason that tradition cannot, nowadays, justify polygamy or footbinding.

他断言，在当今社会，人们无法以传统作为实行一夫多妻制或是裹小脚的理由，同理，那些仅仅靠传统为论据是论证是站不住脚的。

Ferns can even thrive on a photosynthetic income that's inadequate for the small offspring of many tall trees, and thus the humble fern coexists with the tall timber above by competing on its own terms.

青苔甚至能够在不充足的光合作用下茂盛成长，谦卑的青苔可以和大树的后代并存，在与高大木材的竞争中坚固自己的地位。