Athens would be infinitely poorer had there been no Aristophanes, and the Chinese intellectual heritage would be infinitely less rich had there been no Chuangtse.

• 要是没有阿里斯托芬的话，雅典只怕是更贫穷一些，要是没有的庄子的话，中国的知识遗产只怕不会如现在一般充裕。