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The novel that's contemporary in the sense of being wholly 'of now' is an impossibility, if only because novels may take years to write, so the 'now' with which they begin will be defunct by the time they're finished.

  • -- Graham Swift 格拉汉姆·史威夫特

从完全“当下”的意义上讲，当代小说是不可能的，因为小说可能要花好几年的时间来写，所以小说开头的“现在”在写完的时候就已经不存在了。

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The earliest phase of social formations found in historical as well as in contemporary social structures is this: a relatively small circle firmly closed against neighboring, strange, or in some way antagonistic circles.

在历史和当代社会结构中发现的社会形态的最早阶段是这样的:一个相对较小的圆圈与相邻的、陌生的或在某种程度上对立的圆圈紧紧地封闭在一起。

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One very important aspect of our contemporary musical culture - some might say the supremely important aspect - is its extension in the historical and geographical senses to a degree unknown in the past.

我们当代音乐文化的一个非常重要的方面——有些人可能会说极其重要的方面——是它在历史和地理意义上的扩展，在过去是未知的。

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There is a passion for perfection which you will rarely see fully developed; but you may note this fact, that in successful lives it is never wholly lacking.

有一种追求完美的激情，你很少能看到这种激情得到充分的发展;但你可能会注意到，在成功的人生中，它从来不是完全缺乏的。

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There's a bond among a kitchen staff, I think. You spend more time with your chef in the kitchen than you do with your own family.

我想，厨房工作人员之间有一种默契。你花在厨房里和厨师在一起的时间比和家人在一起的时间还多。

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No horse is so good, but that he will at times stumble.

马再好，有时也会失足。

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