Anything based on ancient texts is difficult for a modern reader to get their head around.

  • -- Joanne Harris 乔安·哈瑞斯

对现代读者来说,任何基于古代文本的东西都很难理解。

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Ancient societies had anthropomorphic gods: a huge pantheon expanding into centuries of dynastic drama; fathers and sons, martyred heroes, star-crossed lovers, the deaths of kings - stories that taught us of the danger of hubris and the primacy of humility.

古代社会有拟人化的神:一个巨大的万神殿扩展到几个世纪的王朝戏剧;父亲和儿子,殉难的英雄,不幸的恋人,国王的死亡——这些故事告诉我们傲慢的危险和谦逊的首要地位。

Early on, a story's meaning and rationale seem pretty obvious, but then, as I write it, I realize that I know the meaning/rationale too well, which means that the reader will also know it - and so things have to be ramped up.

早期,一个故事的意义和基本原理似乎很明显,但是当我写它的时候,我意识到我太了解这个意义/基本原理了,这意味着读者也会知道它——所以事情必须加快速度。

It is only when you open your veins and bleed onto the page a little that you establish contact with your reader.

只有当你打开你的血管,在书页上稍稍流血,你才能与读者建立联系。

In this world hate never yet dispelled hate. Only love dispels hate. This is the law, ancient and inexhaustible.

在这个世界上,仇恨从来没有消除仇恨。只有爱才能驱散仇恨。这是亘古不变的规律。