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1、Part6LordChesterfieldtoHisSon第六部分切斯特菲尔德勋爵致儿子London,March6,17471747年3月6日于伦敦Dearboy,亲爱的孩子:Whateveryoudo,willalwaysaffectme,verysensibly,onewayoranother,andIamnowmostagreeablybytwoletters,whichIhavelatelyseenfromLausanne,uponyoursubject;theonefromMadameSt.G
2、ermain,theotherfromMonsieurPampigny:theybothgivesogoodaccountofyou,thatIthoughtmyselfobliged,injusticebothtothemandtoyou,toletyouknowit.无论你做什么，都会一直影响着我，在某种程度上会对我产生非常明显的影响最近我收到了两封洛桑的来信，信中他谈到了你，读完后我倍感喜悦;我还收到了一封圣·日耳曼夫人和一封庞比尼先生的信，他们都对你赞赏有加。因此，为了不辜负他们，也为了不辜负你
3、，我觉得有必要写信让你知道。Thosewhodeserveagoodcharacter,oughttohavethesatisfactionofknowingthattheyhaveit,bothasarewardandasanencouragement.Theywrite,thatyouarenotonlydecrotte,butwell-bred;andthattheEnglishcrustofawkwardbashfulness,shyness,androughness(ofwhich,bythe
4、bye,youhadyourshare)isprettywellrubbedoff.Iammostheartilygladofitfor,asIhaveoftentoldyou,thoselessertalents,ofanengaging,insinuatingmanner,aneasygood-breeding,agenteelbehaviourandaddress,areofinfinitelymoreadvantagethantheyaregenerallythoughttobe,especia
5、llyhereinEngland.那些享有美名的人，应该让他们知道自己的名望，从而得到心灵的满足。这不仅是一种奖赏，而且是一种激励。他们在信中夸你不仅彬彬有礼，而且教养有素;他们还说，你先前拘谨、害羞、胆怯和粗鲁的英国式的外表(在我看来.你以前的确有过这些毛病)，现在全都消失殆尽了。读到这些我满心欢喜，因为就像我经常告诫你的，和蔼可亲的风度、落落大方的仪表、温文尔雅的言行举止等次要的素养，比通常人们想象的还要重要许多，特别是在英国。Virtueandlearning,likegold,havetheir
6、intrinsicvalue:butiftheyarenotpolishedtheycertainlyloseagreatdealoftheirluster;andevenpolishedbrasswillpassuponmorepeoplethanroughgold.美德和学识就像黄金般具有自身珍贵的价值，然而，如果不加打磨，它们肯定会失去大量的光泽，甚至闪闪发亮的黄铜都会比未加修饰的黄金吸引更多人的视线。Whatanumberofsinsdoesthecheerful,easygood-breedi
7、ngoftheFrenchfrequentlycover!Manyofthemwantcommonsense,manymorecommonlearning;but,ingeneral,theymakeupsomuch,bytheirmanner,forthosedefects,thatfrequentlytheypassundiscovered.法国人那欢快的、平易近人的良好仪态不知掩盖了多少瑕疵啊!很多法国人都缺乏常识，甚至有更多的法国人非常孤陋寡闻。但是，他们总会用优美的仪态来弥补这些缺点!而人们往
8、往察觉不到。Ihaveoftensaid,anddothink,thataFrenchman,who,withafundofvirtue,learningandgood-sense,hasthemannersandgood-breedingofhiscountry,istheperfectionofhumannature.Thisperfectionyoumay,ifyouplease,andIhopeyouwill,arriveat.我常
