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1、06-GardensandBonsaisA:HaveyoueverbeentoSuzhou?Youcanfindover100privategardensfromtheoldtimesinthiscity.B:Suzhouisoneofmyfavoritecities.Gardensinthatareaareknownfortheirskillfulcombinationoflandscapes.Theyuseman-madestructures,suchascreeks,rocks,trees,plants,pavilions,platfo
2、rms,terraces,andbridges.Togethertheycreateapoeticatmosphere,justlikeapaintingthatcombinespoems,calligraphyandsceneryallinone.Therocksinthegardendon’thavetobehugetolookmeaningfulaslongastheyarearrangedinorder.Thesameistruewiththecreeks.Itisnotthelengthofthecreeksbuttheturnsa
3、ndcurveswhichgivethegardenafeelingofliveliness.ThisisamanifestationofConfucianbeliefofharmonybetweenmanandnatureandtheTaoistworshipofnature.A:Idon’tseealotofharmonybetweenmanandnatureinthoseparticulargardens.Thereistoomuchhumaninterference.Youneverfindvastexpansesofgrassand
4、trees.Mostobjectsaresymbolicandartificialandtheyareseparatedfromtheoutsideworldbyawall.B:ThishassomethingtodowithChinesephilosophy.Theimitationofnaturereflectsbothaworshipofnatureandapursuitofapoeticstateofmind.Thewallsaroundthegardensareineffectawaytoshowmodestyandunpreten
5、tiousness.Also,itseparatespeoplewithdifferentbackgrounds.A:HumaninterferenceisatitsutmostwithChinesebonsais,insteadofallowingthemtogrowfreely,theplantsarerestrictedanddistortedinacrampedspace.B:Indeed,bonsaishaveforcedadifferentenvironmentupontheplants.However,peoplelikethe
6、mfortheirphilosophicalimplications,representinganinteractionwiththeworldthroughapottedlandscape.Thereusedtobeasayingthatgoes,“Threeleavesandtwoflowersrepresenttheworld.”Inotherwords,thefewpiecesofleavesandtheflowersareenoughtomakeyoufeelthechangeintheweather,theearth,andthe
7、universe.That’sthebeautyofbonsais.Theminiaturegivespeopleafeelingofclosenesstonature.A:Frankly,Istillthinkit’sabizarrewaytoenjoynaturebydistortingitinthefirstplace.Butthanksforyourexplanationithelpsmeunderstandthatthisisanuniqueviewthroughanuniqueculture.8B:Thisisadiversifi
8、edworld.Weneedtolearntoaccommodateeachother.MaybethisiswhattraditionalChinesegarde
