I mean, there is an emptying out of positive meaning in the very awareness that, after all, the red light could mean "go" I'm about to go on and give more examples.

这就事我们不能主动赋予符号意义,但是是要认识到，红灯也有表示，出发，的意思“,我会用更多例子来说明它。

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