When he laughed, was witty, in a merry humor, one could scarce sees his eyes, and by and by, when he was serious and positive, he opened his eyes round.

当他笑时，他是睿智的，带有令人愉快的幽默，都看不见他的眼睛了，不一会儿，他变得严肃和积极了，便圆睁着眼睛。

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And the real is that sense of suffering, and that the novel can make you feel things, both the pleasure of humor or the pleasure of beauty, but also that sense of compassion.

真正的东西是种受苦的感觉，这本书能够让你感到一些事，既有对幽默和美的愉悦也有怜悯的感觉，我不知道你们是怎么样的，我是对Oedipa感到同情。

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