He wants his novel to be like that living butterfly, but the threat is always that it will be more like the aquamarine. And I want to suggest to you that the aquamarine has an even darker personal significance to him.

他希望他的小说就像蝴蝶那样鲜活，然而它却总是,倾向于像海蓝宝石，我希望你们注意到,海蓝宝石对于他个人而言还有更加阴暗的意义。

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Though I've heard students say he often repeats himself, I think this is a merit in a philosophy course " in which arguments and thoughts can quickly become confusing."

尽管我听有些同学说他经常自我重复，我认为对于哲学课而言这是一个优点,因为论证和思路很容易混淆“

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