impossible dream’ (p. 275), but apparently believes that it ‘may come true one day’ (p. 275). However, it would be safer not to hope for something rather uncertain, but to work on something more likely to happen. Translation technology has made great advances, as is shown in this book, but it is not Frankenstein’s monster; it is the light that will illuminate the road towards the future of translation, and a light that will benefit mankind and the whole world.

中文翻译：

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后人文主义应用语言学

不可能的梦想”（第 275 页），但显然相信它“总有一天会实现”（第 275 页）。然而，最好不要对不确定的事情抱有希望，而是去研究更有可能发生的事情。正如本书所示，翻译技术取得了巨大进步，但它并不是弗兰肯斯坦的怪物；它是照亮未来翻译之路的光，是造福人类和整个世界的光。