A trade which degrades men to the level of brutes .

那个使人类沦为畜生的交易。

At some point , though , we realized just how dumb these brutes really were .

然而，我们从某些方面才发现实际上这些畜生真的很蠢。

Angels believe sheerly in right ; brutes believe sheerly in might ; and human alone believe that might is right .

天使只信奉正义，禽兽只信奉气力，只有人类信奉气力就是正义。

By the promise of these things , brutes have risen to power .

答应这些事物，那些畜生们答应过的事情。

Have we not groveled here long enough , eating and drinking like mere brutes ?

难道我们现在放纵得还不够长久，仅仅象畜生一样地吃喝？