We are talking about something entirely different: freeing the mind of all ideals, and therefore of all contradiction.

我们正在讨论的是截然不同的东西：让头脑从各种理想中解脱出来，这样，头脑也就从所有的矛盾之中解脱了出来。

youdao

But if we're talking about him as an artist, I'd say that he completely lost track of his ideals.

可要拿他当成一位艺术家探讨，我得说，他完全遗忘了自己曾经的理想。

youdao

I'm not talking about big ideas here, but basic ideals.

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