Dealing with poetry is a daunting task, simply because the reason one does it as an editor at all is because one is constantly coming to terms with one's own understanding of how to understand the world.

  • -- Peter Davison 彼得·戴维森

处理诗歌是一项艰巨的任务,原因很简单,一个人做编辑的原因是,他不断地接受自己对如何理解世界的理解。

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The relation between a poet and audience is really insignificant. What matters is the poet is hearing something that he is broadcasting. And whether there is anybody with a receiver isn't the reason he does it. He hopes there is somebody receiving it.

诗人和观众之间的关系实在是微不足道。重要的是诗人听到了他正在传播的东西。他这么做的原因不是是否有人带着听筒。他希望有人收到它。

Dear World, I am leaving because I am bored. I feel I have lived long enough. I am leaving you with your worries in this sweet cesspool. Good luck.

亲爱的世界,我离开是因为我很无聊。我觉得我活得够久了。我要把你和你的烦恼留在这甜蜜的粪坑里。祝你好运。

On the whole, the world was friendly. It chiefly depended on whether one were good or not.

总的来说,世界是友好的。这主要取决于一个人是否优秀。

It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skilfully.

荷马主要教导其他诗人巧妙地说谎的艺术。