It's only to say that I can't escape the fact that the very first movement of mind, not the last movement but the first movement of mind, is interpretative.

只能说我不能回避的事实,是我思维的第一反应，不是最后反应而是第一反应，就是解读。

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My first response as a 17-year-old was to rage.

7岁的我的第一反应是愤怒。

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