We have no idea what's going on inside the minds of these ancient authors.
我们不知道，这些古代作者脑子里想什么。
Ancient and medieval authors knew all about unicorns and salamanders; not one of them thought it necessary to avoid dogmatic statements about them because he had never seen one of them.
古代和中世纪的作家谈起独角兽和火蛇来如数家珍，但他们中没有一个人认为，因为自身从未见过这些东西的任一种而有必要避免对它们作武断的阐述。
In ancient times, authors often dictated their books.
在古代，作家通常口述其著作。
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