All bad Literature rests upon imperfect insight, or upon imitation, which may be defined as seeing at second-hand.

  • -- George Henry Lewes 乔治·亨利·路易斯

所有糟糕的文学作品都建立在不完善的洞察力或模仿的基础上,而模仿可以被定义为“二手的”。

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Literature exists at the same time in the modes of error and truth; it both betrays and obeys its own mode of being.

文学同时以错误和真理的形式存在;它既背叛又服从自己的存在方式。

Few of the great works of ancient Greek literature are easy reading.

古希腊文学名著中很少有易于阅读的。

He imitated me so well that I couldn't stand myself any longer.

他模仿我惟妙惟肖,我再也受不了了。

Imitation is the sincerest flattery.

模仿是最真诚的奉承。