Homer , his clueless father , is unmoved .

巴特的笨爸爸荷马（homer）则觉得无所谓。

In the odyssey homer unflatteringly compares odysseus to a fat sausage .

荷马人在《奥德赛》中曾比较隐晦的将奥德修斯比作胖香肠。

Why rewrite homer , I thought , when you can re-read the original ?

我认为，当你可以重读原作时，为什么还要改编荷马史诗？

And homer , western civilization 's most influential writer , gives us his answer to that question .

荷马，在西方文明中最具影响力的作家，对这个问题给出了他的答案。

But human nature remains unchanged , from the time of herodotus to homer simpson .

但是人性却从未改变过，从希罗多德时代到荷马辛普森（homersimpson）的世界皆是如此。