请大家帮忙准确翻译这个话（重要考点）

寂寞的自由

Describing the conditions prevailing before a given event in such a way that the contrast with those prevailing after the event appear more striking than it actually is:

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Describing the conditions prevailing before a given event in such a way that the contrast with those prevailing after the event appear more striking than it actually is:
作者是这样叙述这件事之前的情况的：这件事情前后的比较情况比实际情况要令人震惊。
（翻译得不清楚）。我理解为是夸大了过去的事实，使过去和现在的差距更大
另外自由做得好快啊，我周末没有做题，快被赶上了

[此贴子已经被作者于2004-2-9 11:31:50编辑过]

寂寞的自由

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