But if ever you succeed in seeing the painting as people saw it in centuries past, you will discover something astounding: the Mona Lisa looks entirely different from what we have been led to believe.

但是如果你能够成功地用过去几个世纪来人们看这幅画眼光去看，你会有惊人的发现。你会发现一个与我们一直以来想当然，被引导认识完全不同的蒙娜丽莎。

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If you didn't show up at work tomorrow, if you weren't home at 6:00 for dinner, if nobody ever heard from or saw you again, would it matter?

如果你不在明天工作时出现，如果你不在家中六点晚餐时出现，如果再也没有人听说或者看到，这要紧吗？

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I saw a man drowned in gold once. It was not a pretty sight. If you ever get my sword, it will be through your bowels.

我看过一个人被金子淹死。那可不是什么美好的景象。若你真的取得了我的剑，那一定是在你的肠子中间。

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That is to say, if you ever saw a dotted line standing upright, it's the Eiffel Tower.

也就是说，如果你看到由点连成的竖线时，那就是埃菲尔铁塔。

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