At a certain point, what people mean when they use a word becomes its meaning.

  • -- William Safire 威廉·萨菲尔

在某种程度上,当人们使用一个词时,他们的意思变成了它的意思。

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Everything has a sort of double meaning for me, there's the ordinary everyday meaning of things, and the imaginary meaning about it all, and I wanted to bring these things together, and in this first big Resurrection of mine you have a good example of this sort of thing.

对我来说,每件事都有双重意义,有普通的日常意义,也有想象的意义,我想把这些东西结合起来,在我的第一次大复兴中,你有一个很好的例子。

When I read a book I seem to read it with my eyes only, but now and then I come across a passage, perhaps only a phrase, which has a meaning for me, and it becomes part of me.

当我读一本书的时候,我似乎只用眼睛来阅读,但我偶尔会看到一段话,也许只是一个短语,对我来说有意义,它成为我的一部分。

The state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality.

控制妇女的国家将意味着否定妇女的充分自治和平等。

A more significant phase should mean serious political dialogue.

一个更重要的阶段应该意味着严肃的政治对话。