I speak in a figurative way about the relationship between the earth and the sky, and I believe that there's a sky god.

我用一种修辞法,来说天地关系，我相信有一个天神。

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They're just sitting there oxymoronically, not reconciling themselves at all.

这就是矛盾修辞法，完全不试图协调矛盾。

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