So if you think about it, that is the metaphor we use as we are thinking about the work that we are going to be doing.

你们想想，这个比喻就是用来,描述我们正在思考的,即将要完成的任务。

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What is Socrates trying to do here, and what is that metaphor, ? that central metaphor, ? what function does it serve within the work?

苏格拉底倒底想干吗，那个隐喻，那个核心隐喻是啥，它在本书中有啥功用？

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