The Ancient Mariner would not have taken so well if it had been called The Old Sailor.

  • -- Samuel Butler 塞缪尔巴特勒

如果把这位老水手叫做“老水手”,他就不会有这么好的成绩了。

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I am also well aware that literature only has a minimal influence on political disputes or economic crises in the world, but its significance to human beings is ancient.

我也深知,文学对世界上的政治纷争和经济危机的影响微乎其微,但它对人类的意义却是源远流长的。

Anything based on ancient texts is difficult for a modern reader to get their head around.

对现代读者来说,任何基于古代文本的东西都很难理解。