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史诗
Epic
I am associated with techno epics.
我与科技史诗有关。
Too many seek to become epic, but settle for epigrams.
太多的人试图成为史诗，但满足于警句。
If epic poetry is a definite species, the sagas do not fall within it.
如果史诗是一个明确的物种，那么传奇就不属于它。
Small men command the letter of the law. Great men serve its spirit. For the spirit of the law is justice... and justice is the spirit of God.
小人物精通法律条文。伟人为它的精神服务。因为律法的灵，就是公义。公义是神的灵。
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。
By the general process of epic poetry, I mean the way this form of art has constantly responded to the profound needs of the society in which it was made.
我所说的史诗的一般过程，指的是这种艺术形式不断地对其产生的社会的深刻需求作出反应的方式。
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。
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。
With several different kinds of poetry to choose from, a man would decide that he would like best to be an epic poet, and he would set out, in conscious determination, on an epic poem.
有好几种不同的诗歌可供选择，一个人会决定他最喜欢做一个史诗诗人，他会有意识地下定决心，开始写一首史诗。
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。
The epic poet collaborates with the spirit of his time in the composition of his work. That is, if he is successful; the time may refuse to work with him, but he may not refuse to work with his time.
这位史诗诗人在作品的创作中融入了时代精神。也就是说，如果他成功了;时间可以拒绝和他一起工作，但他不能拒绝和他的时间一起工作。