他说，在早年间，诗歌是冰岛社交聚会不可或缺的组成部分，经常是即兴创作的。

In earlier times, verses were an integral part of social gatherings and were often improvised, he said.

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诗歌是一种全民消遣，但并不是什么特别的“专业活动”，冰岛大学冰岛文学教授斯温·伊格维·埃吉尔松（Sveinn YngviEgilsson）说。

Poetry is a national pastime, but not a particularly "specialist activity, " said Sveinn Yngvi Egilsson, a professor of Icelandic literature at the University of Iceland.

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诗歌是一种全民消遣，但并不是什么特别的“专业活动”，冰岛大学冰岛文学教授斯温·伊格维·埃吉尔松（Sveinn YngviEgilsson）说。

Poetry is a national pastime, but not a particularly "specialist activity, " said Sveinn Yngvi Egilsson, a professor of Icelandic literature at the University of Iceland.

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