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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Literature exists at the same time in the modes of error and truth; it both betrays and obeys its own mode of being.

文学同时以错误和真理的形式存在;它既背叛又服从自己的存在方式。

The rest, called literature, is a dossier of human imbecility for the guidance of future professors.

其余的,称为文学,是人类愚蠢的卷宗,供未来的教授参考。

Sports have become increasingly more specialized, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't be fun.

体育运动已经变得越来越专业化,但这并不意味着它们不应该是有趣的。

Language thus becomes monumental because of the mutations of advertising.

因此,由于广告的变化,语言变得具有里程碑意义。

If I told you about a land of love, friend, would you follow me and come?

如果我告诉你一个充满爱的国度,朋友,你愿意跟我来吗?

Our country is the world - our countrymen are all mankind.

我们的国家是世界——我们的同胞是全人类。

This is a fairy tale with teeth and claws.

这是一个有牙齿和爪子的童话。

Let the little fairy in you fly!

让小仙女飞进来吧!