But the further step, by means of which a civilization is given its quality or culture, is only attained by a process of cellular division, in the course of which the individual is differentiated, made distinct from and independent of the parent group.

-- Herbert Read 赫伯特·里德

但是，只有通过细胞分裂的过程，才能使个体得到区别，使个体区别于母体，并独立于母体，从而获得文明的品质或文化。

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What it values most of all is the sum total of events and the advance of civilization, which carries individuals along with it; but, indifferent to details, it cares less to have them real than noble or, rather, grand and complete.

它最看重的是所有事件和文明进步的总和，而文明进步也带来了个人;但是，对细节漠不关心，它更关心的是高尚，或者，更确切地说，宏大和完整，而不是真实的细节。

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Civilization is so hard on the body that some have called it a disease, despite the arts that keep puny bodies alive to a greater average age, and our greater protection from contagious and germ diseases.

文明对身体的要求是如此之高，以至于有些人把它称为一种疾病，尽管艺术能让弱小的身体活到更大的平均年龄，也能更好地保护我们免受传染病和细菌性疾病的侵害。

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