They are the literary equivalent of sequins on an evening dress.

  • -- Stefan Kanfer 斯蒂芬·坎费尔

它们在文学上相当于晚礼服上的亮片。

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I remember driving home one evening while they were reviewing the papers on the radio. One of the articles was about me separating from my wife. It's a weird thing to listen to a news report about the break-up of your marriage.

我记得有天晚上开车回家时,他们正在收音机上看报纸。其中一篇文章是关于我和妻子分居的。听有关婚姻破裂的新闻报道是一件很奇怪的事情。

For several centuries what has passed for song in literary circles was any text that looked like the lyrics for a commonplace melodic setting.

几个世纪以来,在文坛上被认为是歌曲的,是任何看起来像普通旋律背景的歌词的文字。

In the morning be first up, and in the evening last to go to bed, for they that sleep catch no fish.

早晨要起得早,晚上要起得晚,因为睡觉的人不能捕到鱼。

To understand a literary style, consider what it omits.

要理解一种文学风格,就要考虑它遗漏了什么。