The land of literature is a fairy land to those who view it at a distance, but, like all other landscapes, the charm fades on a nearer approach, and the thorns and briars become visible.

  • -- Washington Irving 华盛顿欧文

对于那些在远处观看的人来说,文学之乡是一片仙境,但是,就像其他所有的风景一样,走近一点,魅力就会消失,荆棘和荆棘就会显现出来。

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The contemporary thing in art and literature is the thing which doesn't make enough difference to the people of that generation so that they can accept it or reject it.

当代的艺术和文学并没有给那一代人带来足够的改变,让他们可以接受或拒绝它。

The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one's own country as a foreign land.

旅行的全部目的不是踏上外国的土地;它最终是作为一个外国的土地踏上自己的国家。

Amazing, really, to think of what a man could achieve with the simple ability to put pen to paper and spin a decent yarn.

想想一个人只要用笔在纸上写下一段漂亮的纱线,就能做出如此惊人的成就,真是令人惊讶。

Happily ever after can be attained if you set aside the standards set forth by fairy tales.

如果你抛开童话设定的标准,你就能获得幸福。

It's disappointing to see films become pure entertainment, so that it's not an art form.

看到电影变成纯粹的娱乐是令人失望的,所以它不是一种艺术形式。

Fishes live in the sea, as men do a-land; the great ones eat up the little ones.

鱼生活在海里,就像人生活在陆地上一样;大的吃掉小的。

It takes a lot to become a foster parent.

成为一个养父母需要付出很多。

No one is too old for fairy tales.

没有人老得不适合讲童话故事。