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模仿
Imitation
He imitated me so well that I couldn't stand myself any longer.
他模仿我惟妙惟肖，我再也受不了了。
We forfeit three-quarters of ourselves in order to be like other people.
为了像别人一样，我们牺牲了自己的四分之三。
The heroes of the present will retreat to the imitation they are anyhow.
现在的英雄们无论如何都会退回到模仿他们自己的状态。
The Cube is an imitation of life itself - or even an improvement on life.
立方体是对生命本身的一种模仿，甚至是对生命的一种改进。
Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those who we cannot resemble.
几乎所有荒谬的行为都源于模仿那些我们不可能雷同的人。
To do the opposite of something is also a form of imitation, namely an imitation of its opposite.
做某事的对立面也是模仿的一种形式，即模仿它的对立面。
All bad Literature rests upon imperfect insight, or upon imitation, which may be defined as seeing at second-hand.
所有糟糕的文学作品都建立在不完善的洞察力或模仿的基础上，而模仿可以被定义为“二手的”。
The human is indissolubly linked with imitation: a human being only becomes human at all by imitating other human beings.
人与模仿是密不可分的:一个人只有通过模仿他人才能成为真正的人。
Do not repeat after me words that you do not understand. Do not merely put on a mask of my ideas, for it will be an illusion and you will thereby deceive yourself.
你不懂的话，不要跟着我说。不要仅仅戴上我的想法的面具，因为它将是一个幻觉，你将因此欺骗你自己。
Observe always that everything is the result of change, and get used to thinking that there is nothing Nature loves so well as to change existing forms and make new ones like them.
要时刻注意，每件事都是变化的结果，要习惯于这样的想法:自然界最喜欢改变现有的形式，创造出与之相似的新形式。
The Negroes have little invention, but strong powers of imitation, so that they readily acquire mechanic arts. They have a great talent for music, and all their external senses are remarkably acute.
黑人没有什么发明，但有很强的模仿能力，因此他们很容易掌握机械技术。他们有音乐天赋，所有的外部感官都非常敏锐。
It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.
在这个世界上，跟随世俗的意见生活是很容易的;在孤独中，我们很容易活在自己的世界里;但伟大的人是那些在人群中保持绝对甜蜜的孤独的独立性的人。
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Imitation is the sincerest form of television.
模仿是最真诚的电视形式。
No man was ever great by imitation.
没有人因为模仿而伟大。
Imitation is the sincerest flattery.
模仿是最真诚的奉承。
Rudeness is the weak person's imitation of strength.
粗鲁是弱者对强者的模仿。
My works are an imitation of my own past and present.
我的作品是对我过去和现在的模仿。
Nature is commonplace. Imitation is more interesting.
自然是司空见惯的事了。模仿更有趣。