In other words, we no longer say, "How does the author exert autonomous will with respect to the subject matter being expressed?"

换言之，我们不会再说，“作者是如何在尊重所要表达的主题的前提下,把独立的意愿加进去的？“

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He would say, "Oh, no. We can decipher it, but the author function is just one aspect of the deciphering process."

他会说：“哦，不，我们可以解读，但是作者的功能只是解读过程的一个部分“

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We no longer appeal, in other words, to the authority of the author as the source of the meaning that we find in the text.

换言之，我们也不会再诉求作者的权威,把它作为我们在原文中找到的原意。

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It has no more connection with its author from birth on and roams the world on its own.

作品一旦创作成型就和作者没有联系了,它独立的存在着。

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That's a horrible thing to say, that the author has no legal status."

作者如果没有法律地位是很恐怖的“

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