"he uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own" "reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions" "the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out"
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Our trip takes Midway as a starting point.我们的旅行以中途岛为起点。
The attacking force was driven back to its starting point.进攻部队被迫退回起点。
I'm afraid our opinions diverge from a common starting point.恐怕我们出发点相同,意见有点分歧。
The text above was the starting point of this project.以上的这段文字是这个项目设计的出发点。