1·He worked with a hand propping his head, feeling his skull as a memento mori.
他工作时总是用一只手支着头，好似他的头是死兆一样。
2·But the fact that we know it for a memento mori justifies us in feeling a certain human pride.
但我们把它看作死亡象征的事实，证明了我们感觉到某种人类的骄傲。
3·In classical art, the presence of a skull is a 'memento mori'—a none-too-subtle reminder that death is never far away.
在古典艺术中，骷髅意味着“记住你终有一死”——不怎么委婉地提醒你死亡并不遥远。
4·Crowning the entire composition is a vase of cut flowers, an ulterior memento mori juxtaposed to the terrestrial globe, emblematic of royal power.
画面上最冠冕堂皇的物品，就是那花瓶和并排的地球仪，象征着皇家权势。
5·For those who grew up in Soviet era, Gagra was a precious refuge of pleasure inside communism's bleak expanse. Now its ruins are a memento mori of poetic deterioration.
对那些生活在苏联时代的人们来说，加格拉是一个珍贵的避难所，可以暂时让他们离开苏联广阔的寒冷地带。