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双语有声阅读:论美(弗兰西斯.培根)

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美德好比宝石,它在朴素背景的衬托下反而更华丽;同样,一个打扮并不华贵却端庄严肃而有美德者是令人肃然起敬的。
 
 
Of beauty
 
 
Virtue1 is like a rich stone, best plain set; and surely virtue is best, in a body that is comely2, though not of delicate features; and that hath rather dignity of presence, than beauty of aspect.
 
Neither is it almost seen, that very beautiful persons are otherwise of great virtue; as if nature were rather busy, not to err3, than in labor4 to produce excellency.And therefore they prove accomplished5, but not of great spirit; and study rather behavior, than virtue.
 
But this holds not always:for Augustus Caesar, Titus Vespasianus, Philip le Belle6 of France, Edward the Fourth of England, Alcibiades of Athens, Ismael the Sophy of Persia, were all high and great spirits; and yet the most beautiful men of their times.
 
In beauty, that of favor, is more than that of color; and that of decent and gracious motion, more than that of favor.
 
That is the best part of beauty, which a picture cannot express; no, nor the first sight of the life.
 
There is no excellent beauty, that hath not some strangeness in the proportion.
 
A man cannot tell whether Apelles, or Albert Durer, were the more trifler;whereof the one, would make a personage by geometrical proportions; the other, by taking the best parts out of divers7 faces, to make one excellent. Such personages, I think, would please nobody, but the painter that made them.
 
Not but I think a painter may make a better face than ever was; but he must do it by a kind of felicity (as a musician that maketh an excellent air in music), and not by rule.
 
A man shall see faces, that if you examine them part by part, you shall find never a good; and yet altogether do well.If it be true that the principal part of beauty is in decent motion, certainly it is no marvel8, though persons in years seem many times more amiable9; pulchrorum autumnus pulcher; for no youth can be comely but by pardon, and considering the youth, as to make up the comeliness10.Beauty is as summer fruits, which are easy to corrupt11, and cannot last; and for the most part it makes a dissolute youth, and an age a little out of countenance12; but yet certainly again, if it light well, it maketh virtue shine, and vices13 blush.
 
论美
 
弗兰西斯.培根
 
美德好比宝石,它在朴素背景的衬托下反而更华丽;同样,一个打扮并不华贵却端庄严肃而有美德者是令人肃然起敬的。
 
外表美丽的人,未必也具有内在的美。因为造物主似乎是吝啬的,他给了此就不再予彼。
 
所以许多容颜俊秀的人却不足为训,他们过于追求外形美丽而忽略了内心的美。
 
但是这也不全对:
 
因为奥古斯都、菲斯帕斯、菲力普王、爱德华四世、阿尔西巴底斯、伊斯梅尔等都既是大丈夫,又是美男子。
 
就形貌而言,自然之美要胜于粉饰之美,而优雅行为之美又胜于单纯仪容之美。
 
最高的美是画家所无法表现的,因为它是难于直观的,这是一种奇妙的美。
 
虽然没有完美,但是有一些奇妙的可取点。
 
曾经有两位画家--阿皮雷斯和艾伯特丢勒滑稽地认为,可以按照几何比例,或者通过摄取不同人身上最美的特点,用画合成一张最完美的人像.
 
其实像这样画出来的美人,恐怕只表现了画家本人的某种偏爱。
 
美是很难制订规范的(正如同音乐一样),创造它的常常是机遇,而不是公式。
 
有许多的脸型,就它的部分看并不优美,但作为整体却非常动人。
 
有些老人显得很可爱,因为他们的作风优雅而美。
 
有一句拉丁谚语说过:“暮秋之色更美。”而尽管有的年轻人具有美貌,却由于缺乏完美的修养而不配得到最好的赞美。美犹如盛夏的水果,是容易腐烂而难保持的。世上有许多美人,他们有过放荡的青春,却迎受着愧悔的晚年。 因此,应该把美的形貌与美的德行结合起来。这样,美才会放射出夺目的光辉。

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1 virtue BpqyH     
n.德行,美德;贞操;优点;功效,效力
参考例句:
  • He was considered to be a paragon of virtue.他被认为是品德尽善尽美的典范。
  • You need to decorate your mind with virtue.你应该用德行美化心灵。
2 comely GWeyX     
adj.漂亮的,合宜的
参考例句:
  • His wife is a comely young woman.他的妻子是一个美丽的少妇。
  • A nervous,comely-dressed little girl stepped out.一个紧张不安、衣着漂亮的小姑娘站了出来。
3 err 2izzk     
vi.犯错误,出差错
参考例句:
  • He did not err by a hair's breadth in his calculation.他的计算结果一丝不差。
  • The arrows err not from their aim.箭无虚发。
4 labor P9Tzs     
n.劳动,努力,工作,劳工;分娩;vi.劳动,努力,苦干;vt.详细分析;麻烦
参考例句:
  • We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
  • He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后,他已经疲惫不堪了。
5 accomplished UzwztZ     
adj.有才艺的;有造诣的;达到了的
参考例句:
  • Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
  • Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。
6 belle MQly5     
n.靓女
参考例句:
  • She was the belle of her Sunday School class.在主日学校她是她们班的班花。
  • She was the belle of the ball.她是那个舞会中的美女。
7 divers hu9z23     
adj.不同的;种种的
参考例句:
  • He chose divers of them,who were asked to accompany him.他选择他们当中的几个人,要他们和他作伴。
  • Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.两名潜水员协同工作,同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。
8 marvel b2xyG     
vi.(at)惊叹vt.感到惊异;n.令人惊异的事
参考例句:
  • The robot is a marvel of modern engineering.机器人是现代工程技术的奇迹。
  • The operation was a marvel of medical skill.这次手术是医术上的一个奇迹。
9 amiable hxAzZ     
adj.和蔼可亲的,友善的,亲切的
参考例句:
  • She was a very kind and amiable old woman.她是个善良和气的老太太。
  • We have a very amiable companionship.我们之间存在一种友好的关系。
10 comeliness comeliness     
n. 清秀, 美丽, 合宜
参考例句:
  • Your comeliness is law with Mr. Wildeve. 你的美貌,对于韦狄先生,就是律令。
  • Her comeliness overwhelmed him. 她的清秀美丽使他倾倒。
11 corrupt 4zTxn     
v.贿赂,收买;adj.腐败的,贪污的
参考例句:
  • The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
  • This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。
12 countenance iztxc     
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同
参考例句:
  • At the sight of this photograph he changed his countenance.他一看见这张照片脸色就变了。
  • I made a fierce countenance as if I would eat him alive.我脸色恶狠狠地,仿佛要把他活生生地吞下去。
13 vices 01aad211a45c120dcd263c6f3d60ce79     
缺陷( vice的名词复数 ); 恶习; 不道德行为; 台钳
参考例句:
  • In spite of his vices, he was loved by all. 尽管他有缺点,还是受到大家的爱戴。
  • He vituperated from the pulpit the vices of the court. 他在教堂的讲坛上责骂宫廷的罪恶。
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