not so much what he wanted them to say, as what they would want to say if they s

Chinese translation: 他把别人告诉他的话,都理解为是在其他人听了他的观点之后,别人自己自愿说出来的,而不是因为别人知道那些

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English term or phrase:not so much what he wanted them to say, as what they would want to say if they s
Chinese translation:他把别人告诉他的话,都理解为是在其他人听了他的观点之后,别人自己自愿说出来的,而不是因为别人知道那些
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02:20 Dec 3, 2004
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English term or phrase: not so much what he wanted them to say, as what they would want to say if they s
Analyzing this, Weil attributed it in part to His tendency to interpret what people told him as “ not so much what he wanted them to say, as what they would want to say if they shared his outlook.”

What's the meaning of this sentence:“ not so much what he wanted them to say, as what they would want to say if they shared his outlook.”
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他把别人告诉他的话,都理解为是在其他人听了他的观点之后,别人自己自愿说出来的,而不是因为别人知道那些
Explanation:
抱歉,回答得罗嗦了些。
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4他把别人告诉他的话,都理解为是在其他人听了他的观点之后,别人自己自愿说出来的,而不是因为别人知道那些
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Explanation:
看起来,Weil是个比较天真的人:他习惯于将别人的话解释成是站在为他考虑的立场上说的忠言,而不是他私下里想听到的好话.

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他把别人告诉他的话,都理解为是在其他人听了他的观点之后,别人自己自愿说出来的,而不是因为别人知道那些


Explanation:
抱歉,回答得罗嗦了些。

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