This passage I read at length is important for a number of reasons let me just try to explain.

我读出这一长段是基于几个重要的理由,我会加以解释。

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Socrates says, "No. On the contrary, we do have reason, based on the argument from recollection, to conclude that the soul was around before we were born."

苏格拉底说,不对,恰恰相反,基于回忆论,我们有理由去说,灵魂存在于我们出生之前

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