Parmenides had refused to accept the idea of change in any form.

帕梅尼德斯不承认世上任何事物会变化。

Parmenides thought that everything that exists had always existed.

帕梅尼德斯认为现有的万物是一直都存在的。

Nothing can come out of nothing, thought Parmenides. And nothing that exists can become nothing.

在帕梅尼德斯的想法中，没有任何事物会来自虚无，而已经存在的事物中也不会消失于无形。

Parmenides realized, of course, that nature is in a constant state of flux.

当然，帕梅尼德斯也体认到大自然恒常变迁的事实。

But Parmenides took the idea further. He thought that there was no such thing as actual change.

不过，帕梅尼德斯的思想比其他大多数人更加深入。他认为世上根本没有真正的变化。

Parmenides and Heraclitus both say two things

帕梅尼德斯和赫拉克里特斯各自主张两点。

Parmenides' reason made it clear that nothing could change.

帕梅尼德斯从理性的角度认为没有一件事物会改变。

A contemporary of Parmenides was Heraclitus (c. 540-480 BC), who was from Ephesus in Asia Minor.

帕梅尼德斯的时代另有一位哲学家叫做赫拉克里特斯(约公元前540～公元前480)。当时他从以弗所(Ephesus)来到小亚细亚。

In one way, Parmenides and Heraclitus were the direct opposite of each other.

从某方面来看，帕梅尼德斯和赫拉克里特斯两人的看法正好相反。