They discussed and argued, joined clubs, held debates, wrote books, and produced movies all about the issue of the importance or unimportance of the color violet.

他们讨论、争辩，参加俱乐部，举行辩论会，撰写书籍，拍摄影片，都拿紫色重不重要做文章。

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The problem was, of course, Nat Turner's Insurrection; it had just occurred in October of 1831 and they held these debates in the wake of it.

问题当然是纳特·特纳的起义；它发生在1831年10月，他们把这些议题推到起义之后。

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The problem was, of course, Nat Turner's Insurrection; it had just occurred in October of 1831 and they held these debates in the wake of it.

问题是,在1831年爆发了,纳特特纳的起义,他们把这些议题推迟到起义之后

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