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My brothers and sister and I were brought up in an atmosphere which I would describe as ‘Puritan decadence’. Puritanism names the behaviour which is condemned; Puritan decadence regards the name itself as indecent, and pretends that the object behind that name does not exist until it is named.
我和我的兄弟姐妹在一种我称之为“清教徒式堕落”的氛围中长大。清教主义为被谴责的行为命名;清教徒的堕落认为这个名字本身是不体面的,并假装背后的对象并不存在,直到它被命名。