Sentence 1: In an interview at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in April 1980 , Borges explained that Norman Thomas di Giovanni claimed that his translations were better than Borges ' apos ; originals .
Sentence 2: In an interview at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in April 1980 , Borges stated that Norman Thomas di Giovanni claimed his translations were better than Borges 's originals .
Question: Do Sentence 1 and Sentence 2 express the same meaning? Yes or No?