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The satirist is prevented by repulsion from gaining a better knowledge of the world he is attracted to, yet he is forced by attraction to concern himself with the world that repels him.

  • -- Italo Calvino 伊塔罗·卡尔维诺

讽刺作家被排斥而无法更好地了解他所被吸引的世界，但又被吸引而被迫关注他所排斥的世界。

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Accordingly, globalization is not only something that will concern and threaten us in the future, but something that is taking place in the present and to which we must first open our eyes.

因此，全球化不仅是在未来将使我们感到关切和威胁的事情，而且是目前正在发生的事情，我们必须首先对此睁大眼睛。

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Science in the modern world has many uses; its chief use, however, is to provide long words to cover the errors of the rich.

科学在现代世界有许多用途;然而，它的主要用途是提供长篇大论来掩盖富人的错误。

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No art form points like poetry to this originality of language as to its essential and abiding concern.

没有任何一种艺术形式能像诗歌那样，把语言的原创性作为其本质和持久的关注重点。

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Satirists gain the applause of others through fear, not through love.

讽刺作家通过恐惧而不是爱赢得别人的掌声。

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The world doesn't end just because one thing goes wrong.

世界不会因为一件事出了差错而毁灭。

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Sarcasm doesn't translate in print at all.

讽刺根本不能翻译成文字。

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