A writer has some hope even if he is not appreciated. He assumes that his works will bear witness to what he was.

一个作家，即使无人赏识，他仍有一丝希望，因为他认定，他的作品将见证他的存在。

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Those who have seen and heard it performed will, I trust, bear witness that the harnessing of Indian melodic modes to the service of the drama has proved neither derogatory nor futile.

听过这出音乐剧演唱的人，我相信都会作证说，让印度旋律的形式来为戏剧服务，是既没有贬低其价值也不是徒劳无益的。

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We want not just to bear witness to the past but to look forward to a future where these terrible events will not be repeated.

‘我们不仅希望能见证过去，而且期待在未来这些梦魇不会重演。’

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And right now, we are bearing witness to the Iranian people's belief in that truth, and we will continue to bear witness.

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If the court succeeds, it will not only try some of those who plan or commit atrocities, but also bear impartial witness to the suffering of victims, as well as establishing a record for posterity even when no one can be apprehended and tried.

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