The idiom "waiting for him," do not work the metaphor and delusion, or narrow experience, do not know but flexible.

成语“守株待兔”，比喻妄想不劳而得，或死守狭隘的经验，不知变通。

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Work the metaphor. Every object has the capacity to stand for something other than what is apparent. Work on what it stands for.

用比喻。每个对象都有代表其他事物的能力，思索它代表什么。

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Maybe then the metaphor “I am a thousand candles lighting the way” helps keep the juiciness of the purpose alive and resonant as it fuels their work.

也许隐喻“我是那一千支照亮路程的蜡烛”能帮他把意图表达得更鲜活，更能让人产生共鸣。

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So if you think about it, that is the metaphor we use as we are thinking about the work that we are going to be doing.

你们想想，这个比喻就是用来,描述我们正在思考的,即将要完成的任务。

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What is Socrates trying to do here, and what is that metaphor, ? that central metaphor, ? what function does it serve within the work?

苏格拉底倒底想干吗，那个隐喻，那个核心隐喻是啥，它在本书中有啥功用？

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