In other words, we have to go beyond the proximate cause and probe further and further.

换句话说，我们必须超越事物的近因，进一步讨论其起因。

They are so proximate to our humanity.

他们是如此接近我们的人性。

They're simply too proximate to our shared humanity.

他们太接近我们共同的人性了。

Now, this is--actually also illustrates the difference between proximate and ultimate causation.

现在，这实际上也说明了近因和究竟因之间的区别。

Proximate causation is why you're doing it now.

近因就是你现在这样做的原因。

And what this fails to do is make a distinction between ultimate causation and proximate causation.

它未能区分最终因果关系和近因因果关系。

As a whole, the biomedical community focuses on proximate explanations and uses them to shape treatment approaches.

总体而言，生物医学界专注于近似解释， 并利用它们来塑造治疗方法。

And by getting proximate, I mean you need to go and see how our criminal legal system operates.

通过接近，我的意思是你需要去看看我们的刑事法律制度是如何运作的。

And three, they need to have no current proximate emissions that that renewable energy could be used to displace.

第三，他们需要没有可再生能源可以用来取代的当前近似排放。

But as with the genetic conditions I've discussed, a proximate explanation only provides part of the bigger picture.

但与我讨论过的遗传条件一样，近似的解释只提供了大局的一部分。