在现代科幻小说中以各种各样的形式出现的对知识的追求中，无论从作品的质还是量来看，最重要的一个，是概念突破。
Of all the forms which the quest for knowledge takes in modern sf, by far the most important, in terms of both the quality and the quantity of the work that dramatizes it, is conceptual breakthrough.
如果说威廉·吉布森是赛博朋克科幻小说之父，那么奥森·斯科特·卡德就是确定现代科幻小说写作方向的“现代声音”。
If William Gibson is the father of Cyber-punk science fiction, then Orson Scott Card is the modern voice that set the direction of modern science fiction.
坡被誉为“现代文学流派的宗师”、“短篇小说的开创者”，“推理小说的鼻祖”、“现代科幻小说的先驱”、“自在说提出的第一人”等。
Nowadays, Poe has been worldly recognized as the precursor of modernistic writings, originator of the short stories, forerunner of psychoanalytic criticism and father of modern detective stories.
但是世界大战的天气预报显示至少以后的一段时间里天气还是晴朗的加上现代的数字存储技术，根本没有理由不保留所有的已完成伟大的科幻小说。
But the Armageddon weather report is clear for the next few days at least, and with modern data storage techniques there is no reason not to preserve all of the great works of SF ever written.
然而，科幻小说在现代社会所起作用最重要的方面，也许可以用一个词来贴切地加以概括：变化。
Perhaps, however, the most important aspect of science fiction's role in the modern world is best summed up in a single word: change.
科幻小说还可以警示我们现代科学技术的运用所带来的危险。
However, science fiction can also warn us about the dangers of using modern technology.
现代性与科幻小说有着不可分割的关系。
Modernity and science fiction have consanguineous relations.
中国科幻小说的创作是在西方科幻小说影响下产生的，迄今已经走过整整百年历程，现在正处于从萧条到繁荣、从单一到多样的现代转型的十字路口。
Chinese science fiction came into being with influence of western science fiction, and went through 100 years. Now it is in crossroad from stagnancy to prosperity, and singleness to multiplicity.
中国科幻小说的创作是在西方科幻小说影响下产生的，迄今已经走过整整百年历程，现在正处于从萧条到繁荣、从单一到多样的现代转型的十字路口。
Chinese science fiction came into being with influence of western science fiction, and went through 100 years. Now it is in crossroad from stagnancy to prosperity, and singleness to multiplicity.
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