Who would speak here in defense of Locke or make sense, find a way out of this predicament?

谁愿意为洛克辩护,或帮他摆脱这个困境？

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Presumably, a part of his brain quickly mobilized his faculties to scope out how to flee and how to take steps to avoid a vulnerable predicament in the future.

假定，他的一部分大脑,快速调动身体各部位,思考如何逃跑，如何采取措施,避免将来易受伤害的窘状。

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The Lady in Milton's mask is placed in a similar predicament by the Shakespearean power of Comus.

弥尔顿面具里的小姐也同样处于这样的困境,在莎士比亚对Comus的影响力下。

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