Uncritical semantics is the myth of a museum in which the exhibits are meanings and the words are labels. To switch languages is to change the labels.

  • -- Willard Van Orman Quine 威拉德·冯·奥曼·蒯因

不加批判的语义学是博物馆的神话,在这个神话中,展品是意义,文字是标签。切换语言就是改变标签。

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Epic poetry exhibits life in some great symbolic attitude. It cannot strictly be said to symbolize life itself, but always some manner of life.

史诗以某种伟大的象征态度表现生活。它不能严格地说象征着生命本身,但总是某种生活方式。

In other words, I would be giving in to a myth of sameness which I think can destroy us.

换句话说,我将屈服于一个我认为可以毁灭我们的相同的神话。

People don't change their behavior unless it makes a difference for them to do so.

人们不会改变他们的行为,除非这样做对他们有影响。

Can nothing change what is about to happen.

什么也不能改变即将发生的事。

Myth is, after all, the neverending story.

毕竟,神话是一个永无止境的故事。