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Robert Ginsberg
An Experience of
Aesthetics
I climbed the heights above
Yosemite Valley, California in order to see the
splendid granite
mountain, Half Dome,
in its fullest view. Approaching the edge through
the woods I was filled
with heightened
expectation. I saw the ruin of a cabin and my
approach caused the alignment
of the
chimney on this side of the valley with the shorn
mountain across the valley. I stopped.
Something happened. The stone verticals
corresponded, one human-shaped, the other
natural. The human site was still
engaged in sightseeing. I was on its side. I saw
the famous
sight through the eyes of
the ruin. I had come expecting beauty; I
discovered an unexpected
dimension to
the beauty of the scene I’ve seen.
为了饱览壮丽的花岗岩山峰半穹顶的全景，
我登上了加州约塞米蒂谷的高
地。
穿过树林，
走近山
沿，心中充满美
的期盼。远远望见一处小屋的废墟，
走到近前，
只见山谷这边的
烟囱与横穿山谷
的陡峭山崖恰好连成一线。我停下脚步，奇观出现了：两道石壁遥相呼应
，一边人工打造，一边
浑然天成。人造景观这边仍供观光游览，我此时就身临其境。透过
小屋的废墟，
我看到了著名的
景观。我怀着对美的期盼而来，不
经意间却发现了美的另一番天地。
In this experience I had
been seeking the aesthetic. I knew I would find
it, for I had seen
postcards in advance
and was following the trail map. The seeking took
considerable effort
and time. It was a
heavy investment. I was not going for the
scientific purpose of studying rock
formation, nor was it for the
recreational purpose of exercising my limbs in the
fresh air, though
that exertion added
intensity to the experience and was its context.
Primarily, I was going for
the scenic
wonders. No wonder that I would take delight in
seeing Half Dome. The expectation
elicited the outcome. I was suitably
prepared. No distractions of practical
consideration
—
or
theoretic
—
detracted from my
concentrated expectancy. Indeed, the world all
around me on
the climb contributed to
the context for my goal. I was on the terrain of
nature in a national park,
following
the trail to a viewpoint upon a celebrated natural
formation. Each step in the climb not
only brought me closer but obliged me
to sense the altitude. Moving through the thick
woods
was in anticipatory contrast to
the great gap of the valley and the starkness of
the treeless
granite boulder.
这次旅程中我一直在捕捉一种美感。
我知道会如愿以偿，
因
为我事先看过一些有关的风景明信片，
循着山路示意图一路找来。
这样的寻找费时费力，
投入颇大。
我此行的目的既不是出于对
科学的
动机来研究岩石的结构，
也不是出于娱乐消遣的考虑在清
新的空气中舒展肢体
——
尽管这次跋涉
加深了我对美的体验，
而且是这番体验的不可或缺的环节。
我来
这主要是为了览胜，
因此见到半
穹顶自然欣喜不已。有什么样的
期盼就有什么样的结果。我有备而来，
心无旁骛，一心期盼着美
景，
不受任何实际或假设因素的干扰。
真的，
< br>在攀登过程中，
我周围的一切都为寻美营造了氛围。
我登
上了国家公园的天然山地，
循着山道前来观赏闻名遐迩的大自然的鬼斧神工。
攀登中的每一
步不仅使我距目标越来越近，也使我感受到海拔越来越高。<
/p>
不出所料，
穿行在茂密的树林中，
登
上大峡谷寸草不生的花岗岩巨石，两种不同境界给人以强烈的反差。
希望你也能通过这篇优美的英文短文节选和再三斟酌的中文译文获得美的体验！
One day
the wind said to the sun, “Look at that man
walking alon
g the road. I can get his
cloak off more quickly than you can.”
“We will see about that,”
said the sun. “I will let you try first.”
So the wind tried to make
the man take off his cloak. He blew and blew, but
the man only
pulled his cloak more
closely around himself.
“I
give up,” said the wind at last. “I cannot get his
cloak off.” Then the sun tried. He shone
as hard as he could. The man soon
became hot and took off his cloak.
(
有一天风跟太阳说
: “
看看那个沿着路上走的人
.
我可以比你快让他把披
风脱下来
.)
(“
我们等着看吧
,”
太阳说
,
“
我让你先试
.)
(
因此风尝试让那个人把披风脱下来
.
他用力地吹
,
可是那个人把披风拉得更紧
.)
(“
我放弃了
,”
风最后说
,
“
我无法让他把披风脱下来
.”
然后由
太阳试试看
.
他尽可能地晒他
.
不
久
,
那个人很热就
把披风脱下来了
.)
2 THE NEWSPAPER
报
纸
Nowadays
the
newspaper
possesses
considerable
value
Everybody
should
read
it.
It
supplies us with a variety of news
every day. It tells us the political situation of
the world. If
we form the habit of
reading the newspaper
, we shall (will)
get enough knowledge to cope
with our
circumstances.
现今报纸拥有极大的价值，
人人都应该看它。
它每天提供我们各种类类的消息。
它告诉我们
世界政治局势。
如果我们养成看报的习
惯，
我们就能得到足够的知识来因应我们的环境。
学
生虽然每天须做功课，
但他们至少应该匀出一两个小时来看报。
哪些，
他们不但能增加知识
而且也能赶上时代。总
而言之，看报对学生很有益处。
3 MY DAILY LIFE
我的日常生活
Though
my
daily
life
is
extremely
monotonous,
I
try
hard
to
adapt
myself
to
it.
Why?
Because I intend to be
a good student. I wish to render service to my
country.
I get up at six
o’clock every day. After I wash my face and brush
my teeth, I begin to review
my lessons.
I go to school at seven o’clock.
After school is over
, I
return home. We usually have suppe
r at
seven o’clock.
Then I begin
to do my homework. I want to finish it before I go
to bed.
虽然我的日常生活十分单调，
但我却竭力设法去适应它。
为什么？因为我打算做一个好学生，
希望将来为国家服务。
我每天六点起床、洗脸刷牙后，就开始复习功课，七点钟我就去上学。
放学后，我就回家了。我们通常在七点钟吃晚餐，
之后我就开始做家庭作业，希望在睡觉前
把它做完。
4 A MODEL STUDENT
模范学生
Do
you
mind
being
called
a
bad
student?
Of
course
not.
So
far
as
I
know,
everybody
intends to be (become) a model student.
However
, to be a
model student is by no means an easy thing. First,
he must do his best to
obtain
knowledge. A man without sufficient knowledge will
not succeed. Secondly, he must
remember
to improve his health. Only a strong man can do
great tasks. Thirdly, he should
receive
moral education. If his conduct is not good, no
one will consider making friends
with
him.
你价意被称为坏学生吗？当然不。就我所知，每个
人都打算做模范学生。
然而，做模
范学生却不容易。第一，他必须尽力获得知识（求知）
。一个没有足够知识的人
是不会成功的。第二，他必须记住促进健康。只有强壮的人才能做大事。第三，他应该接受
道德教育。如果他品行不好，没有人会考虑和他交朋友的。
5 HOW TO GET HAPPINESS
如何获得快乐
There is no doubt that happiness is the
most precious thing in the world. Without it, life
will
be
empty
and
meaningless.
If
you
wish
to
know
how
to
get
happiness,
you
must
pay
attention to the following two points.
First, health is the secret
of happiness (the key to happiness). Only a strong
man can enjoy
the pleasure of life.
Secondly, happiness
consists in contentment. A man who is dissatisfied
with his present
condition is always in
distress.
无疑的快乐是世界上最宝贵的东西。<
/p>
没有它，
人生将是空虚的而且毫无意义的。
如果你希望
知道如何获得快乐，你须注意下面两点。
健康是快乐的要诀。唯有身体强壮的人才能
< br>享受人生
的乐趣。
快乐在于知足。一个不满于现状的人终是处在痛苦之中
One day, a
teacher took his pupils to a chicken farm to pay a
visit. When they came near
the
incubator, chick just got out of its egg shell.
一天，老师带学生到养鸡场参观，当他们走近
孵化器
时，刚好一只小鸡
破壳而出
。
？
“
看见一个小生命从蛋壳里出来，岂
不是很奇妙的吗？
”
老师说。
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