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1、Unit7建筑之诗意（节选）约翰•岁斯金ThescienceofArchitecture,fol1owedouttoitsfullextent,isoneofthenoblestofthosewhichhaverefereneeonlytothecreationsofhumanminds.Itisnotmerelyascienceoftheruleandcompass,itdoesnotconsistonlyintheobservationofjustrule,oroffairproportion;itis,oroughttobe,ascieneeoffeelingmoretha
2、nofrule,aministrytothemind,morethantotheeye・ifweconsiderhowmuchlessthebeautyuponitsrousingcertaintrainsofmeditationinthemind,itwi11showinamomenthowmanyintricatequestionsoffeelingareinvolvedintheraisingofanedifice;itwillconvinceusofthetruthofproportion,whichmightatfirsthaveappearedstartling,th
3、atonmancanbeanarchitectwhoisnotametaphysician・1建筑科学，如果得以充分体现的话，是只与人类心智创造有关的科学中最高贵的科学之一。它不仅仅是尺子与圆规的科学，不仅仅需要遵守恰当的规则或合适的比例它是，或应该是，一门重感情甚于规则的科学，它更多的是服务于心灵，而非眼睛。如果我们明白，一座建筑的美和雄伟，很大程度上取决于它能引发心灵的一系列沉思，而非来自于它能满足视觉上的某种偏爱，我们很快就会发现，一座建筑的兴建会涉及多少错综复杂的情感问题。我们会因此而相信一个乍然一听不无惊人的论点，那就是，一个人如果不是玄学家，就无法成为建筑师。Toth
4、eillustrationofthedepartmentofthisnoblesciencewhichmaybedesignatedThePoetryofArchitecture^thisandsomefuturearticleswillbededicated.11isthispeculiarityoftheartwhichconstilutesitsnationality;anditwillbefoundasinterestingasitisuseful,totraceinthedistinctivecharactersofthearchitectureofnations,no
5、tsimilarityto,andconnectwith,theprevai1ingturnofmindbywhichthenationwhofirstemployeditisdistinguished.2对这一髙尚科学进行说明的本文及今后要写的一些文章都将收入进我暂命名为《建筑之诗意》一书中。正是这一艺术特性构成了它的民族性。建筑不仅与其周围的环境和气候相适应，也与率先采用这种风格的民族的主流性情极其相似，密切关联，这些都可以从各民族的建筑特征中得以追溯，我们会发现.，这种追溯既有益，亦有趣。IconsiderthetaskIhaveimposeduponmyselfthemo
6、renecessary,becausethisdepartmentofthescience,perhapsregardedbysomewhohavenoideasbeyonclstoneandmortaraschimerical,andbyotherswhothinknothingnecessarybuttruthandproportionasuseless,isatamiserablylowebbinEngland.Andwhatistheconsequence?WehaveCorinthiancolumnsplacedbesidepilastersofnoorderatall
7、,surmountedbymonstrositiedpepper-boxes,GothieinformandGrecianindetail,incalumniouslysoentitled,droppedinthebrick-fieldsroundthemetropolis;andwemock-magnificent,Regont'sParkdescription,risingonthewoodypromontoriesofDerwentWater.3在我看来，赋予自己这项任务显
