To me, what was conclusive was that the conditioning in Brave New World was neither entirely painless nor completely successful. Small children were given shocks to induce a distaste for flowers and books.

• 在我看来，可以确定的是《勇敢的新世界》中的训练既非完全没有痛苦也不是彻底成功的，小孩子们被电击以使他们对鲜花和书本产生一种憎恶感。