What, pray, is the meaning of this?

请问，这是什么意思？

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Since the dawn of human history, human beings have been asking questions like "What is the real meaning of life".

从人类历史的开端开始，人类就一直在问“生命的真正意义是什么”这样的问题。

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What is the meaning of all this?

这一切是什么意思？

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Lincoln feels that what he is doing will give the war effort new meaning.

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What is the meaning of an untrodden way, or of "there are none to praise" her but "very few to love"?

没有人走过的路是什么意思呢？,还有“没有人赞扬她“但是“几乎没有人爱她“又是什么意思呢？

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By the same token, what Iser is saying is that the space of meaning is "virtual" -this is the word he uses.

同样地，伊瑟尔说,含义所在的空间是“虚拟的“,他用的就是这个词。

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"The basic idea of a hyperinstrument is where the technology is built right into the instrument so that the instrument knows how it's being played literally what the expression is, what the meaning is, what the direction of the music is, " Machover says.

NPR: A Composer At The Edge Of Sound

Anyway, what is the meaning of an overall figure that makes no distinction between a dope-smoking student, a recidivist rapist and a financial trickster (white-collar crimes increased by almost 4%)?

ECONOMIST: Crime in France

The personal questionnaires ask simple questions like what are you doing right now, who are you with, what is the meaning of this experience to you, and does it make you happy.

FORBES: New Project Wants to Know What Gets You Happy and Make it Happen