The effect has been to veil man from what he calls natural symbols—the seasonal pattern of growth—that in the past reminded men of their own finiteness.

这使得人类和他们称之为大自然的象征（季节更替的讯息，在过去人们通过这些讯息确认自己的年龄）渐渐疏离了。

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The various symbols from nature not only intensify the cruelty of natural laws, but also foreshadow the fate of the main characters.

取材于自然的各种象征不仅深化了自然法则的残酷性，而且预示了主要人物的命运。

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While in natural language, "or... or..." can also expresses antipathic propositions which can be distinguished from such aspects as semanteme and symbols.

其实在自然语言中，“或者……或者”也表达不相容选言命题，可以从语义、标志等方面来进行区分。

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Garden gnomes have served as symbols of defiance on many levels as guardians of the natural environment against intending predators, or simply as cheerleaders for the colourful suburban plot, under threat from student japesters in France or, more seriously, from the fashionable proponents of ever more sophisticated garden design.

ECONOMIST: Free that gnome