Book 3. (7 results) Priest-Kings of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | 36 | An analogue to listening to a translator would be to imagine words as pictures which, in the same type face and size, flash serially on a screen. |
| 11 | 37 | There would be no clue in the individual pictures, per se, of the rhythm of the language or the mood of the speaker. |
| 11 | 38 | The translator can tell you that the speaker is angry but it cannot show you that he is angry. |
| 11 | 39 | After a minute or two the priest-kings stopped circling one another and turned to face me. |
| 11 | 40 | As one creature, they turned on their translators. |
| 11 | 41 | "You are Tarl Cabot of the City of Ko-ro-ba," said the larger. |
| 11 | 42 | "Yes," I said. |
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An analogue to listening to a translator would be to imagine words as pictures which, in the same type face and size, flash serially on a screen.
There would be no clue in the individual pictures, per se, of the rhythm of the language or the mood of the speaker.
The translator can tell you that the speaker is angry but it cannot show you that he is angry.
After a minute or two the priest-kings stopped circling one another and turned to face me.
As one creature, they turned on their translators.
"You are Tarl Cabot of the City of Ko-ro-ba," said the larger.
"Yes," I said.
- (Priest-Kings of Gor, Chapter )