当时的地方主义给国家和民族带来了深重的灾难。

At that time, it brought about great trouble to the country and its people.

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接触文学，接触世界文学，不啻是逃出民族虚荣心的监狱，市侩的监狱，强迫性的地方主义的监狱，愚蠢的学校教育的监狱，不完美的命运和坏运气的监狱。

To have access to literature, world literature, was to escape the prison of national vanity, of philistinism, of compulsory provincialism, of inane schooling, of imperfect destinies and bad luck.

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接触文学，接触世界文学，不啻是逃出民族虚荣心的监狱，市侩的监狱，强迫性的地方主义的监狱，愚蠢的学校教育的监狱，不完美的命运和坏运气的监狱。

To have access to literature, world literature, was to escape the prison of national vanity, of philistinism, of compulsory provincialism, of inane schooling, of imperfect destinies and bad luck.

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