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

  • -- Lascelles Abercrombie 阿伯克龙比激光束

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。

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But the development of human society does not go straight forward; and the epic process will therefore be a recurring process, the series a recurring series - though not in exact repetition.

但是人类社会的发展并不是一帆风顺的;因此,史诗的过程将是一个循环的过程,而这个系列将是一个循环的系列——尽管不是完全重复。

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.

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。

The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum.

让人们保持被动和顺从的明智方法是严格限制可接受意见的范围,但允许在这个范围内进行非常活跃的辩论。

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.

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。

Clouds symbolize the veils that shroud God.

云象征着上帝的面纱。

Bridges symbolize peace and human contact.

桥梁象征着和平与人际交往。