An anthology is a set of stories, poems, songs, or other pieces, usually by different people, collected in one book. School literature books are often anthologies. Publishing uses the word in a very ordinary way.

An anthologyanthology（選集）is a set of stories, poems, songs, or other pieces, usually by different people是一群故事、詩、歌曲或其他作品的合集，通常是不同人寫的collected in one book，收在同一本書裡。School literature books are often anthologies學校的國文／文學課本常常就是anthology。Publishing uses the word in a very ordinary way出版界用這個字用得很平常。

The old Greek idea was “a gathering of flowers” — each poem a flower, the book a bunch.

The old Greek idea was "a gathering of flowers"古希臘的原意是「花朵的聚集」— each poem a flower, the book a bunch——每首詩是一朵花，這本書則是一束花。

Though actually, people stretch it. A TV “anthology series” means each episode is a new story, not one long plot, and that use is very common now. A music anthology can be songs by many artists, or a mix of one artist’s work.

Though actually, people stretch it不過，人們把這個字用得更寬鬆了。A TV "anthology series" means each episode is a new story, not one long plot電視上的"anthology series"（單元劇）指的是每一集都是一個新故事，而不是一條長長的劇情線and that use is very common now，這種用法現在非常常見。A music anthology can be songs by many artists, or a mix of one artist's work音樂的anthology可以是很多歌手的歌曲合輯，也可以是同一個歌手作品的精選。

The classic picture, though, is many voices in one place, not just “a pile of writing.”

The classic picture, though, is many voices in one place不過，最經典的畫面還是很多不同的聲音聚在一起not just "a pile of writing"，而不只是「一堆文字的堆疊」。