语言作为一个符号系统，在科技文体中体现得尤为明显。

Language as a semiotic system is best represented in science and technology writings.

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这时形式已经与它的本质完全地分离了，仅仅作为一个符号，成为街上的一阵过眼烟云的流行。

Here, form had been totally separated from its nature. Only as a symbol, Zen became prevalent in the street just like a fleeting cloud.

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而是作为一个符号。(它告诉搜索用户)就是这个，'没什么其他的，现在请开始搜索吧。'

That's it. (it tells the searcher) 'Nothing else is coming; please start searching now.'

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This then is the object of Saussure's attention as a linguist and as a semiotician.

这就是索绪尔所注意到的,作为一个符号学家兼语言学家。

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