In other words, aren't I going to be hopelessly prejudiced about what I read if I've got some sort of preliminary conception of what it's all about?

话句话说，难道对于文本的话题有些初步概念,我就会怀有偏见吗？

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Why don't I just set aside my preliminary conceptions so that I can understand precisely what is there?

我为什么不能抛开这些初步概念,而正确地理解存在呢？

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It's good to have an idea of what's coming.

这样能对接下来会发生什么有个初步概念

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