The gargoyle, herein symbolizing the figure of the bystander artist self, has been a daily witness to this constant calamity of the street running into itself.

那滴水嘴，象徵著艺术家本身，每天在一旁观察、目击不断发生的街头灾难。

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The play shows how the teahouse is not just a place for people to enjoy tea, but an information center for the community, or even a witness to a changing society and ups and downs of daily life.

这部话剧表明了茶馆不仅是供人们喝茶的地方，还是人们互相交流信息的中心，或者说是社会激变和人生起伏的见证人。

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He delighted to witness Hindley degrading himself past redemption; and became daily more notable for savage sullenness and ferocity.

他幸灾乐祸地眼看辛德雷堕落得不可救药，那野蛮的执拗与残暴一天天地变得更显著了。

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Nadesar guests invariably want to witness the daily spectacle (best seen by boat): children plunging off the ghats, ascetics in search of alms, shrouded bodies covered in marigolds delivered to the funeral pyres.

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