Once language starts to develop from about age 2, they do have a system for symbolic representation and can talk about things which aren't in their immediate environment including the past.

一旦语言从2岁左右开始发展，他们就有了一个符号表征系统，可以谈论过去和现在环境之外的事情。

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Because the interaction is based on a URI rather than an API, a client written in any language can receive a representation via an HTTP request.

因为交互是基于一个uri而不是api的，所以用任何语言编写的客户端都可以通过HTTP请求接收一个表现。

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Given a language, define a representation for its grammar along with an interpreter that USES the representation to interpret sentences in the language.

给定一种语言，定义其语法的表示法以及一个解释器，解释器会使用该表示法解释语言中的句子。

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In 1955 he suddenly embraced representation, turning out dozens of figurative paintings that translate the language of Matisse into a wholly personal, semiabstract style.

WSJ: The Seductive Lure of Abstraction | Sightings by Terry Teachout