While modern poetry in many of its forms strives to master reality, Auden reminds us, there on your handout, cautiously, that poetry makes nothing happen.

当现代诗歌以其各种方式极力想要操控现实时，奥登提醒我们--这在你们的讲稿上有，要小心诗歌会让人们一无所有。

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