前者
word C2- the former (i.e. the one mentioned first)
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我们可以说，前者是自由些，后者是谨严些：诗的字句、音节，小说的描写、结构，戏剧的剪裁与对话，都有种种规律（广义的，不限于古典派的），必须精心结撰，方能有成。
前者试图将读者强行拉入古典中国的幽深语境，后者则是将唐诗巧妙移植到现代英语的土壤中。
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