We live in a very utilitarian age, where English as a practical tool is considered of more worth than an aesthetic appreciation of literature, culture or history.

我们生活在一个非常功利的时代，在这个时代，英语作为一种实用工具，被认为比对文学、文化或历史的审美更加有价值。

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Shakespeare was a well-known playwright in the history of English literature.

莎士比亚是英国文学史上一位著名的剧作家。

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The Tempest as one of Shakespeare's later works has a special significance in the history of English travel literature.

莎士比亚晚年创作的《暴风雨》，在英国旅行文学史上有着特别重要的意义。

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Conversations about schoolwork take on new zest when, rather than a specific work of literature or history, you are wrestling with the English language itself, sometimes pinned down by an immigrant youth, and sometimes throwing and clobbering the youth instead.

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