But I am a novelist, not a critic, and I can excuse myself from explication de texte on that ground.

但我是个小说家，不是批评家，对于我以此为根据而说明,我可以为自己找借口。

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Now, bracket the fact that, as I just explained, I don't myself find the argument from recollection persuasive. I don't think we got any good reason to believe based on the sort of things Plato draws our attention to.

我刚刚解释了，我并不觉得源于记忆的论证,有说服力,在柏拉图让我们注意的,这些观点的基础上。

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