Those early tales were carried down through oral tradition, but almost as soon as writing was invented, they began to be captured for eternity through stone carvings, and later on parchment.

那些早期的故事来自当地的传统，但是文字一经发明，它就开始永久地被使用在石头雕刻上，以及随后的羊皮纸上。

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Still it is hard not to mourn the decline of the literary tradition invented by Carroll and Barrie for they also bridged generational divides.

但是，眼看着卡罗尔和巴利一手创造的儿童文学传统日趋衰落，我们仍然很难压抑住心中的哀悼之情，因为它们也曾填补了心灵的代沟。

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Still, it is hard not to mourn the decline of the literary tradition invented by Carroll and Barrie, for they also bridged generational divides.

但是，眼看着卡罗尔和巴利一手创造的儿童文学传统日趋衰落，我们仍然很难压抑住心中的哀悼之情，因为它们也曾填补了心灵的代沟。

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Almost to a person, the performers who stepped up cited a special love for the city's artistic tradition -- from the Creole brass bands that invented jazz in the city's streets to the colorful Mardi Gras krewes whose elaborate floats and costumes are an emblem of the city's annual pre-Lent bacchanal.

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