It occurred to me here I could take that theme and turn it upside down against itself and it would work.

我突然发现,我能把这个主旋律颠倒过来并合在一起,还挺行得通的

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I don't think they work, though I want to remark before I turn to them that in saying this I'm not necessarily criticizing Plato.

我不认为它们行得通,在此我得声明,说这些话时,我并不一定是在批判柏拉图

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