That is to say, epic poetry has been invented many times and independently; but, as the needs which prompted the invention have been broadly similar, so the invention itself has been.

  • -- Lascelles Abercrombie 阿伯克龙比激光束

也就是说,史诗被独立地创造了很多次;但是,由于推动这项发明的需求大致相同,所以这项发明本身也是如此。

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The components of anxiety, stress, fear, and anger do not exist independently of you in the world. They simply do not exist in the physical world, even though we talk about them as if they do.

在这个世界上,焦虑、压力、恐惧和愤怒的成分并不独立于你而存在。它们根本不存在于物质世界中,即使我们谈论它们时,仿佛它们存在一样。

The world knows of a vast stock of epic material scattered up and down the nations; sometimes its artistic value is as extraordinary as its archaeological interest, but not always.

全世界都知道有大量的史诗材料散布在各个国家;有时,它的艺术价值和考古价值一样非同寻常,但并非总是如此。

The mayor needs to hear him. So do the people of New Orleans, ... We're cautious about encouraging people to return at this moment of history.

市长需要听他说。新奥尔良人也是,在这个历史时刻,我们对鼓励人们回国持谨慎态度。

I don't write a great song every day. I don't write a great song every couple weeks. It comes in such random times.

我不是每天都能写出一首好歌。我不是每隔几周就写一首很棒的歌。它出现在如此随机的时间。

Common sense says that chairs and tables exist independently of whether anyone happens to perceive them or not.

常识告诉我们,椅子和桌子的存在是独立于人们是否碰巧察觉到它们而存在的。

But what is drama? Broadly speaking, it is whatever by imitative action rouses interest or gives pleasure.

但是什么是戏剧呢?从广义上说,它是通过模仿行为引起兴趣或给予乐趣的任何东西。

Any time I'm in a moving thing, like an airplane, I'm usually asleep before we even get on our way.

任何时候我在移动的物体上,比如飞机上,我通常在我们上路之前就睡着了。

A woman needs a man like a fish needs a net.

女人需要男人,就像鱼需要网一样。