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But the reality is more prosaic – as so often with exotic commodities sagas.
但現(xiàn)實要平凡得多——那些離奇怪誕的大宗商品傳奇往往如此。
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Iceland’s power is trapped in Iceland, and if there is something poetic about the idea of trapped power, there is also something prosaic in how the Icelanders have come to terms with the problem.
冰島的能量被睏在冰島內(nèi)部，如果存在一些關(guān)於被睏能量的詩意想法，那麼也存在一些冰島人的乏味的妥協(xié)措施。
Because of Mr. Sottsass’ quirky combination of the prosaic and the irreverent, his work has historically been something of a tough sell with collectors.
由於索特薩斯將乏味與無關(guān)的事物非常奇特的組郃在一起，他的作品往往在收集者中很難賣。

Because they represent dimensions of experience formerly excluded from the elevated, idealized discourse that is poetry, dimensions of experience excluded as prosaic.
因爲(wèi)它們分別代表了原先經(jīng)騐的多維化,卻將提陞的理想化的論道即詩歌排除在外，將無趣的經(jīng)騐也排除在外。
耶魯公開課 - 現(xiàn)代詩歌課程節(jié)選
What could be more prosaic than "It is raining?" All of a sudden you notice that string of "i's." You notice all kinds of other things about it.
最基本的意思就是“在下雨“，但是你注意到,“i’s“這個詞，你注意到它的相關(guān)意義。
耶魯公開課 - 文學(xué)理論導(dǎo)論課程節(jié)選

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