Critics may complain that the novel's central conceit is rather simplistic.
批评家们可能会认为小说的核心比喻过于简单。
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We often compare the flow of electrical charges to the flow of water.
我们时常把电荷的流动比喻为水的流动.
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以德国作为地理以及比喻意义上的中心的欧洲仍处于巨大变革的初期。
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Despite the mixed metaphor, there is some truth in this judgement.
尽管有混用的比喻,这个判断还是有些道理的。
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The disciples approached him and said, " Why do you speak to them in parables? "
门徒们前来对他说: “ 为什么你用比喻对他们讲话? ”
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