There you have the roots and the kernel of the so-called "Positive good thesis "About slavery.

这样你就有了奴隶制,所谓"积极的一面"的根源和依据

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It's all comedy, but then there is a heart, a kernel.

这很有喜剧性，但是这有着一个中心，一个内核。

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I would say that the crux, the kernel of the critique, a lot of things you can argue about-- The kernel of the critique lies in this assertion which derives its force from an interpretation of pictures on pottery.

其症结所在,批判思想的核心,很多事情都可以争论,核心在于一种论断,该论断是从彩釉的画面中,得到启示的

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