WHEN argument fails, try metaphor.

争论无用之时，试用比喻。

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This approach addresses a problem elucidated in the paper: the metaphor of objects can go too far by making us try to create objects that are too much inspired by the real world.

这种方法用于解决论文中提出的一个问题：如果我们受太多现实世界的启发而创建对象，那么对象的隐喻可以延伸到很远。

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If you don't like that metaphor, try thinking of a pack of CARDS a mile high with an elephant perfectly balanced on the top.

如果你不喜欢那样的比喻，那就设法想象一下，一只大象稳稳当当地坐在一英里高的一堆卡片上面。

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Writer-director Cameron also acknowledges that what the humans try to do on the fictional Pandora is a clear metaphor for what he believes are the dangers of exploitation on our own planet;

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Or, to mix a metaphor, it might continue to swim around the Lumascape and try to figure out whether to eat or be eaten.

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