One question is this: Is it really true that in order to think about the perfectly straight, I must have somehow, somewhere at some point come up against, had direct knowledge of, the perfectly straight?

一个问题是,难道真的说,为了想象一条完美的直线,我必须,在某处直接碰到,并直接了解一条完美的直线吗

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It's a very easy, very direct, not at all impolite way to express your desires in any situation.

这是个非常简单而直接的句型，用这样的句型在各种情形下表达你的愿望也不会显得不礼貌。

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Got it.At one end though, s the Wall Street end, s much harder to see direct government interference.

明白，但是另一方面，华尔街，it’,很难看见，it’,政府的直接干预。

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