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现实
Reality
Art is man's constant effort to create for himself a different order of reality from that which is given to him.
艺术是人不断努力为自己创造一种不同于别人给予他的现实秩序。
Common sense tells us that the things of the earth exist only a little, and that true reality is only in dreams.
常识告诉我们，地球上的东西只存在一点点，真正的现实只存在于梦里。
Human beings are interested in two things. They are interested in the reality and interested in telling about it.
人类对两件事感兴趣。他们对现实感兴趣，也对讲述现实感兴趣。
The reality is that international institutions like the UN can only be as effective as its members allow it to be.
现实是，像联合国这样的国际机构只能在其成员国允许的范围内发挥效力。
Love is the only reality and it is not a mere sentiment. It is the ultimate truth that lies at the heart of creation.
爱是唯一的现实，它不仅仅是感情。这是终极真理，位于创造的核心。
I really never look at my health issues as 'Woe is me.' I've seen the reality of that. And it's not a pleasant thing.
我从来没有把我的健康问题看成是“我有祸了”。我已经看到了现实。这不是一件令人愉快的事情。
You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it.
你不应该对爱国主义如此盲目以至于不能面对现实。错就是错，不管是谁说的。
Imagination is not something apart and hermetic, not a way of leaving reality behind; it is a way of engaging reality.
想象不是孤立的、封闭的东西，不是把现实抛诸脑后的一种方式;这是一种融入现实的方式。
I'm parodied as being some right-wing fundamentalist extremist, it just isn't true. The parody doesn't reflect reality.
我被嘲笑为右翼原教旨主义极端分子，这不是真的。戏仿并不反映现实。
The museums and parks are graveyards above the ground- congealed memories of the past that act as a pretext for reality.
博物馆和公园是地面之上的墓地——凝固的过去记忆成为现实的借口。
Reality shows are all the rage on TV at the moment, but that's not reality, it's just another aesthetic form of fiction.
真人秀节目目前在电视上风靡一时，但那不是现实，它只是另一种审美形式的虚构。
Ultimately, literature is nothing but carpentry. With both you are working with reality, a material just as hard as wood.
归根结底，文学不过是木工活。你们都在与现实打交道，一种和木头一样坚硬的材料。
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To be totally honest, if I could be thinner without it causing a lot of pain and anxiety in my life, I would be. But today the reality is my life is more important to me than my weight - and thank God for that.
坦白地说，如果我可以更瘦而不给我的生活带来很多痛苦和焦虑，我就会变瘦。但今天的现实是，我的生活比我的体重更重要——感谢上帝。
We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life is to find reality.
我们生活在一个幻想的世界，一个幻想的世界。人生最大的任务是发现现实。
A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.
梦想不会通过魔法变成现实;它需要汗水、决心和努力。
Imagination creates reality.
想象力创造现实。
Real life is only ever just real life. Messy. What it means depends on how you look at it. The only thing you’ve got to do is find a way to live there.
真实的生活永远只是真实的生活。混乱。这意味着什么取决于你如何看待它。你唯一要做的就是想办法住在那里。
I'm not crazy about reality, but it's still the only place to get a decent meal.
我不迷恋现实，但它仍然是唯一能吃上一顿像样饭的地方。