Let me just give some example of-- sometimes people are very slow to see the obvious, or it seems so in history.

我来举些例子-,有时人们对显见之物的反应反而比较滞后，起码从历史上来看是这样的。

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Rather initially when we started our walk I pointed to a caboose but by pointing to the caboose I picked out a train.

反而一开始我们走的时候,我指着车尾,但通过指着车尾,我说的是一辆火车。

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For if I say that this is to disobey the god and because of this it is impossible to keep quiet, you will not be persuaded by me on the grounds that I am being ironic.

因为假设我说那是违悖神意,所以我无法保静默，你们不会被我说服,反而会以为我语带讽刺；

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