He says something, and he doesn't really know where those words come from. He doesn't really know what made his granny so angry about those words.

他不知道自己说了什么,更不知道为什么,这会让祖母抓狂。

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It's as if Richard takes those words, and he makes them his own, takes them from his father and gains a different kind of strength from them, a strength he can then use to get back at his father.

理查按父亲说的做了，就如同把父亲说的，复制于他的大脑中一样,似乎从中获得了一种，不同寻常的报复方式。

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And here are the words of his that I want to leave you with today from section : 31d of the Apology. Socrates writes "This is what opposes my political activity.

今天的总结要引用他讲的话,摘自《苏格拉底自辩篇》31d段落,苏格拉底写道,“这违背了我的政治活动。

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The moment Richard gains some power from the use of words, his mother takes it back by exerting that power herself, taking that power away from him.

理查用唇齿周旋,母亲以彼之道,还施彼身。

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