I want to just use it, I shouldn't have to worry about what variables I use inside of it, I have shouldn't have to worry about where that is in the code, I should be able to just abstract it away. And that's what we want to add today, are those two things.

我只是想使用它,我不用考虑我在这段代码中,使用的是什么变量,我完全不用考虑代码的内容,只要抽象就好,我们今天想补充的内容就是这两点。

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And I also didn't want to leave you thinking this was all about abstract ideology.

我也不想让你们以为,这些都是抽象的意识形态

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Like in any other invention, nobody knows what will work and abstract theory doesn't guide you completely.

正如其他的创新一样,没有人知道哪些是可行的,有时候理论完全无法指导实践

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So the number two, the numbers, three, whatever it is, whatever they are, are these Platonic abstract entities that don't exist in space and time.

因而,数字2,数字3,不管它们是什么,至少它们都是不存在于时空中的,柏拉图式的抽象实体

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JFK, when making the plea for equal rights, didn't produce an abstract philosophical argument but rather tried to invite his listeners who were white to engage in perspective taking.

当肯尼迪呼吁实行平等权利时，他并没有提出抽象的哲学理由,而请求那些听他呼吁的白人,从黑人的角度进行思考。

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