In fact, the antithesis in modern poetry has not been between Asia and Europe, but between innovation and conservation --- a related but by no means identical polarity.

• 事实上,现代诗中的对立,并不是亚洲与欧洲之间的对立。这种对立,是创新与保守的对立。这两种对立有关系,可是绝不相同。