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1、06-GardensandBonsaisA:HaveyoueverbeentoSuzhou?Youcanfindover100privategardensfromtheoldtimesinthiscity.B:Suzhouisoneofmyfavoritecities.Gardensinthatareaareknownfortheirskillfulcombinationoflandscapes.Theyuseman-madestructures,suchascreeks,rocks,trees,plants,pavilions,platforms,terraces,andbridg
2、es.Togethertheycreateapoeticatmosphere,justlikeapaintingthatcombinespoems,calligraphyandsceneryallinone.Therocksinthegardendon’thavetobehugetolookmeaningfulaslongastheyarearrangedinorder.Thesameistruewiththecreeks.Itisnotthelengthofthecreeksbuttheturnsandcurveswhichgivethegardenafeelingofliveli
3、ness.ThisisamanifestationofConfucianbeliefofharmonybetweenmanandnatureandtheTaoistworshipofnature.A:Idon’tseealotofharmonybetweenmanandnatureinthoseparticulargardens.Thereistoomuchhumaninterference.Youneverfindvastexpansesofgrassandtrees.Mostobjectsaresymbolicandartificialandtheyareseparatedfro
4、mtheoutsideworldbyawall.B:ThishassomethingtodowithChinesephilosophy.Theimitationofnaturereflectsbothaworshipofnatureandapursuitofapoeticstateofmind.Thewallsaroundthegardensareineffectawaytoshowmodestyandunpretentiousness.Also,itseparatespeoplewithdifferentbackgrounds.A:Humaninterferenceisatitsu
5、tmostwithChinesebonsais,insteadofallowingthemtogrowfreely,theplantsarerestrictedanddistortedinacrampedspace.B:Indeed,bonsaishaveforcedadifferentenvironmentupontheplants.However,peoplelikethemfortheirphilosophicalimplications,representinganinteractionwiththeworldthroughapottedlandscape.Thereused
6、tobeasayingthatgoes,“Threeleavesandtwoflowersrepresenttheworld.”Inotherwords,thefewpiecesofleavesandtheflowersareenoughtomakeyoufeelthechangeintheweather,theearth,andtheuniverse.That’sthebeautyofbonsais.Theminiaturegivespeopleafeelingofclosenesstonature.A:Frankly,Istillthinkit’sabizarrewaytoenj
7、oynaturebydistortingitinthefirstplace.Butthanksforyourexplanationithelpsmeunderstandthatthisisanuniqueviewthroughanuniqueculture.8B:Thisisadiversifiedworld.Weneedtolearntoaccommodateeachother.MaybethisiswhattraditionalChinesegarde
