Epic poetry exhibits life in some great symbolic attitude. It cannot strictly be said to symbolize life itself, but always some manner of life.

  • -- Lascelles Abercrombie 阿伯克龙比激光束

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。

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The difference between a tool and a machine is not capable of very precise distinction; nor is it necessary, in a popular explanation of those terms, to limit very strictly their acceptation.

工具和机器之间的区别不能很精确地加以区分;在对这些术语的普遍解释中,也没有必要非常严格地限制它们的可接受性。

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。

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。

Uncritical semantics is the myth of a museum in which the exhibits are meanings and the words are labels. To switch languages is to change the labels.

不加批判的语义学是博物馆的神话,在这个神话中,展品是意义,文字是标签。切换语言就是改变标签。

And strictly forbid that any quarrelling be at your meals.

严格禁止在用餐时发生争吵。

Bridges symbolize peace and human contact.

桥梁象征着和平与人际交往。