In this tale, people who dwelt in the cave could know only the shadows of forms that were cast on the wall of the cave from the light outside.

在这个故事中，那些曾经在洞穴中居住的人们只能了解被光线所投射到洞穴墙上的自己的影子。

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Like the chained prisoners in the cave who think that the shadows are real things, they are condemned to believe that their notions of the world are reality.

正如被锁在洞穴中的囚徒一样，他们注定认为由他们的观念组成的世界是真实的。

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Are we shadows of ourselves in the new technological cave?

我们是我们自己在新的技术洞穴里的影子吗？

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In his parable, prisoners are chained in a cave and only perceive the world as shadows on the wall.

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