受自然规律的支配 meaning in English

be subject to the laws of nature

We are all subject to the laws of nature
我们都要受自然规律的支配。
When i was on the desperate expedition on the desert shores of africa , i never had so as one thought of what would become of me ; or one to od to direct me whether i should go , or to keep me from the danger which apparently surrounded me , as well from voracious creatures as cruel savages : but i was meerly thoughtless of a god , or a providence ; acted like a meer brute from the principles of nature , and by the dictates of common sense only , and indeed hardly that
当我不顾一切，冒险去非洲蛮荒的海岸，我从未想到这种冒险生涯会给我带来什么后果，也没有祈祷上帝为我指引一条正路，保佑我脱离身边的危险，免遭野兽或野人的袭击。我完全没有想到上帝，想到天意我的行为完全像一个畜生，只受自然规律的支配，或只听从常识的驱使，甚至连常识都谈不上。