The "six" in the expression comes from the six feet that make up a fathom which is a little less than two meters.

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So make sure first that you read the question carefully, and realize the difference that is between the two.

你们首先确保把题目看对，要注意到这两个问法之间的差别。

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In many ways that would seem to make a certain sense of the apparent discrepancy between these two dialogues.

从很多层面看来似乎有点道理,即明显的不一致,存在于那两则语录之中。

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