You're speaking metaphorically, I hope.

我希望你是在打比方。

Her camel journey across the Western Australian desert was one of shedding burdens both literally and metaphorically.

无论从事实上还是打比方来说，她穿越澳大利亚西部沙漠的驼背旅行是一次扔掉包袱的过程。

If, metaphorically speaking, Derrida is reason, there was no choice about the matter.

打个比方来说，如果把德里达作为一个理由的话，那么这事就没有选择余地。