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Erotic desire, Angel argues, does not sit within us, fully formed, waiting to be mined like ore. It takes shape through a process of exploration, and, ideally, collaboration. (They don’t call it “intercourse” for nothing.) But Angel thinks that this kind of happy discovery is compromised for many women. One clear reason is the threat of male violence. A less obvious culprit is the safeguard that contemporary feminism has formulated to defuse that threat: affirmative consent.
We’re Shaped by Our Sexual Desires. Can We Shape Them?
newyorker.com
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AMC Has Some Clever APEs
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具体说来，新时代提出了什么要求？简而言之，就是用真正的诗体翻译莎士比亚的诗体剧文。这个任务，是朱生豪先生无法完成的。朱先生说过，他在翻译莎士比亚作品时，“当然预备全部用散文译出，否则将要了我的命”。1显然，朱先生也考虑过用诗体来翻译莎士比亚著作的问题，但是他的结论是：第一，靠单独一个人用诗体翻译《莎士比亚全集》是办不到的，会因此累死；第二，他用散文翻译也是不得已的办法，因为只有这样他才有可能在有生之年完成《莎士比亚全集》的翻译工作。
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