I think for the moment it should be plain to you that this is a good way of understanding what the difference between a useful preconception and a useless preconception brought to bear on an interpretative act might consist in.

我想大家现在都能够,从这个例子中明白,解读中有益先见,和无益先见,之间的区别了。

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First of all, most people believe that their cholesterol level in their body is determined by how much cholesterol they actually consume, so foods high in cholesterol would be bad in that sense and foods low in cholesterol would be good.

首先,大多数人以为体内的胆固醇含量,取决于胆固醇的实际摄入量,由此看来高胆固醇的食物确实对身体无益,而低胆固醇食物则是有益的

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