an interpreted language is often easier to debug, because you can still see your raw code there, but it's not always as fast.

解释语言调试起来很容易，因为你可以看到最原始的代码，但是这种语言不够快。

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A high-level language, the designer has created a much richer set of primitive things.

一个高级的语言，设计者制造了丰富的,原始要素。

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