几天前，他开始读那本小说。

He had begun to read the novel a few days before.

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他开始读课文了。

He began to read the text.

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他开始读大学是学的是数学，但是，在转向经济学时却几乎不用计算，尽管这门学科当时正在日渐重视量化方法。

He started his university education in mathematics but made little use of calculations when he shifted to economics, despite the discipline's growing emphasis on quantitative methods.

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At the very beginning of the dialogue, Glaucon we see Socrates and his friend Glaucon.

在对话的一开始，我们读到苏格拉底和他的朋友。

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