这位作者的意图是在最终结尾前让所有人都猜不透。

The author's intention is to keep everyone guessing until the bitter end.

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一个作家的内心生活往往比大多数读者所能知道的更多；读者的思想能够发现超越作者意图之外的真理，甚至有可能理解作者。

The inner life of a writer often says more than most readers can know; the mind of a reader can discover truths that go beyond the intent or perhaps even the comprehension of the writer.

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作者的意图仍然同其名字一样神秘；他可能只记下了自己的记录。

The author's intention remains as mysterious as his name; he may have been simply taking notes for his own records.

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Hirsch was engaged in lifelong disagreement with Gadamer but he was a student of Wimsatt, the author of "The Intentional Fallacy."

赫施一生都不同意葛达玛的观点,但他是温姆斯特的学生，温姆斯特是《意图谬论》的作者之一“

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Meaning is in the intention of the author, and that is what we need to arrive at as we work through the text.

含义在作者的意图之中，也是我们在读这个作品时需要领会到的。

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Well, look at this footnote: And the history of words after a poem is written may contribute meanings which if relevant to the original pattern should not be ruled out by a scruple about intention.

那么我们就来看一下这条脚注：,在诗产生后，语言的意思也就跟着产生了,这种意思如果和原始的形式不同,就不该有对作者意图的顾虑。

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