10-The Beauty of Nature

Nature satisfies by its loveliness,and without any mixture of

corporeal¹ benefit.I see the spectacle of morning from the hilltop

over against my house,from daybreak to sunrise,with emotions which an

angel might share.The long slender bars of cloud float like fishes in

the sea of crimson² light.From the earth,as a shore, I look out into

that silent sea.I seem to partake its rapid transformations;the

active enchantment³ reaches my dust, and I dilate⁴ and conspire⁵ with

the morning wind. How does Nature deify us with a few and cheap

elements!Give me health and a day, and I will make the pomp of

emperors ridiculous.Te dawn is my Assyria;the sunset and moonrise my

paphos, and unimaginable realms of faerie;broad noon shall be my

England of the senses and the understanding;the night shall be my

Germany of mystic philosophy and dreams.

1 corporeal   

adj.肉体的，身体的；物质的

参考例句：

• The body is the corporeal habitation of the soul.身体为灵魂之有形寓所。
• He is very religious;corporeal world has little interest for him.他虔信宗教，对物质上的享受不感兴趣。

2 crimson   

n./adj.深(绯)红色(的)；vi.脸变绯红色

参考例句：

• She went crimson with embarrassment.她羞得满脸通红。
• Maple leaves have turned crimson.枫叶已经红了。

3 enchantment   

n.迷惑，妖术，魅力

参考例句：

• The beauty of the scene filled us with enchantment.风景的秀丽令我们陶醉。
• The countryside lay as under some dread enchantment.乡村好像躺在某种可怖的魔法之下。

4 dilate   

vt.使膨胀，使扩大

参考例句：

• At night,the pupils dilate to allow in more light.到了晚上，瞳孔就会扩大以接收更多光线。
• Exercise dilates blood vessels on the surface of the brain.运动会使大脑表层的血管扩张。

5 conspire   

v.密谋，（事件等）巧合，共同导致

参考例句：

• They'd conspired to overthrow the government.他们曾经密谋推翻政府。
• History and geography have conspired to bring Greece to a moment of decision.历史和地理因素共同将希腊推至作出抉择的紧要关头。