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A conception not reducible to the small change of daily experience is like a currency not exchangeable for articles of consumption; it is not a symbol, but a fraud.

  • -- George Santayana 乔治·桑塔亚纳

一个不能归结为日常经验的微小变化的概念，就像一种不能兑换为消费品的货币;它不是一个象征，而是一个骗局。

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Just once I would like to persuade the audience not to wear any article of blue denim. If only they could see themselves in a pair of brown corduroys like mine instead of this awful, boring blue denim.

只有一次我想说服观众不要穿任何蓝色牛仔布的衣服。要是他们能看到自己穿一条像我的一样的棕色灯芯绒裤子，而不是这条糟糕、乏味的蓝色牛仔布就好了。

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You might think of consumption as a fairly passive activity, but buying new products and services is actually pretty risky, at least if you value your time and money.

你可能认为消费是一种相当被动的行为，但购买新产品和服务实际上是相当冒险的，至少如果你珍惜你的时间和金钱的话。

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Mass consumption, advertising, and mass art are a corporate Frankenstein; while they reinforce the system, they also undermine it.

大众消费、广告和大众艺术是企业的弗兰肯斯坦;它们在强化这一体系的同时，也在破坏它。

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If a reporter doesn't like the person he's writing about, it shows up in his article.

如果一个记者不喜欢他所写的那个人，这一点就会在他的文章中体现出来。

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