I am also well aware that literature only has a minimal influence on political disputes or economic crises in the world, but its significance to human beings is ancient.

-- Mo Yan 莫言

我也深知，文学对世界上的政治纷争和经济危机的影响微乎其微，但它对人类的意义却是源远流长的。

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Medical research in the twentieth century mostly takes place in the lab; in the Renaissance, though, researchers went first and foremost to the library to see what the ancients had said.

二十世纪的医学研究大多是在实验室里进行的;然而，在文艺复兴时期，研究人员首先去图书馆看看古人说了些什么。

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Marriage is one long conversation, chequered by disputes.

婚姻是一场漫长的谈话，充满了争吵。

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Knowledge is ancient error reflecting on its youth.

知识是古老的错误，反映了它的年轻。

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