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1、中英美文《论美》 Ofbeauty ByFrancisBacon Virtueislikearichstone,bestplainset;andsurelyvirtueisbest,inabodythatisely,thoughnotofdelicatefeatures;andthathathratherdignityofpresence,thanbeautyofaspect. Neitherisitalmostseen,thatverybeautifulpersonsareotherwiseofgreatvirtue;asifnaturewereratherbusy
2、,nottoerr,thaninlabortoproduceexcellency.Andthereforetheyproveacplished,butnotofgreatspirit;andstudyratherbehavior,thanvirtue. Butthisholdsnotalways:forAugustusCaesar,TitusVespasianus,PhilipleBelleofFrance,EdwardtheFourthofEngland,AlcibiadesofAthens,IsmaeltheSophyofPersia,wereallhighandgreatspir
3、its;andyetthemostbeautifulmenoftheirtimes. Inbeauty,thatoffavor,ismorethanthatofcolor;andthatofdecentandgraciousmotion,morethanthatoffavor. Thatisthebestpartofbeauty,whichapicturecannotexpress;no,northefirstsightofthelife. Thereisnoexcellentbeauty,thathathnotsomestrangenessintheproportion.
4、 AmancannottellwhetherApelles,orAlbertDurer,werethemoretrifler;whereoftheone,wouldmakeapersonagebygeometricalproportions;theother,bytakingthebestpartsoutofdiversfaces,tomakeoneexcellent.Suchpersonages,Ithink,wouldpleasenobody,butthepainterthatmadethem.NotbutIthinkapaintermaymakeabetterfacethanev
5、erwas;buthemustdoitbyakindoffelicity(asamusicianthatmakethanexcellentairinmusic),andnotbyrule. Amanshallseefaces,thatifyouexaminethempartbypart,youshallfindneveragood;andyetaltogetherdowell.Ifitbetruethattheprincipalpartofbeautyisindecentmotion,certainlyitisnomarvel,thoughpersonsinyearsseemmanyt
6、imesmoreamiable;pulchrorumautumnuspulcher;fornoyouthcanbeelybutbypardon,andconsideringtheyouth,astomakeuptheeliness.Beautyisassummerfruits,whichareeasytocorrupt,andcannotlast;andforthemostpartitmakesadissoluteyouth,andanagealittleoutofcountenance;butyetcertainlyagain,ifitlightwell,itmakethvirtueshi
7、ne,andvicesblush. 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
