(单词翻译:单击)
背景介绍
【背景】
爱美 爱美 ài měi
义项一：亲爱友好。
南朝·宋·刘义庆《世说新语·言语》：“ 谢景重女适王孝伯儿，二门公甚相爱美。”
义项二：喜爱美丽。
张一弓《黑娃照相》：“历来不重视仪表，只是偶尔在山泉水里照一照尊容的 黑娃 ……也便立即唤醒了人的爱美的天性。”
摘自百度贴吧
英文原文
【原文】
The Love of Beauty
The love of beauty is an essential part of all healthy human nature. It is a moral quality. The absence of it is not an assured ground of condemnation, but the presence of it is an invariable sign of goodness of heart. In proportion to the degree in which it is felt will probably be the degree in which nobleness and beauty of character will be attained.
Natural beauty is an all-pervading presence. The universe is its temple. It unfolds into the numberless flowers of spring. It waves in the branches of trees and the green blades of grass. It haunts the depths of the earth and the sea. It gleams from the hues of the shell and the precious stone. And not only these minute objects but the oceans, the mountains, the clouds, the stars, the rising and the setting sun---all overflow with beauty. This beauty is so precious, and so congenial to our tenderest and noblest feelings, that it is painful to think of the multitude of people living in the midst of it and yet remaining almost blind to it.
All persons should seek to become acquainted with the beauty in nature. There is not a worm we tread upon, nor a leaf that dances merrily as it falls before the autumn winds, but calls for our study and admiration. The power to appreciated beauty not merely increases our sources of happiness---it enlarges our moral nature, too. Beauty calms our restlessness and dispels our cares. Go into the fields or the woods, spend a summer day by the sea or the mountains, and all your little perplexities and anxieties will vanish. Listen to sweet music, and your foolish fears and petty jealousies will pass away. The beauty of the world helps us to seek and find the beauty of goodness.
中文译文
【中文译文】
爱美
爱美及是整个健全人性不可或缺之一部分。它是一种道德品质。缺乏这种品质并不能作为受到责难的充分理由，但是拥有这种品质则是心灵美好的永恒标志。品德的高尚与美好所达到的程度可能与对美的感受程度成正比。
大自然的美无处不在，整个宇宙就是美的殿堂。美，在春日百花中绽放；美，在绿叶嫩枝间摇曳；美，在深海幽谷里游弋；美，在奇石与贝壳的缤纷色彩中闪烁。不只是这些细微之物，还有海洋，山川，云彩，繁星，日升日落 – 一切都是洋溢着美。这样的美是如此珍贵，与我们最温柔，最高尚的情愫是如此相宜。然而，想到很多人置身于美之中，却几乎对它熟视无睹，真是令人痛心不已。
所有的人都应该去认识大自然之美。没有一条我们踩过的小虫，没有一片在秋风拂掠之际飞舞的树叶不值得我们研究与赞赏。欣赏美的能力不仅增加了我们快乐的来源，也加强了我们德性的修养。美使我们不安的心平静下来，也驱散了我们的忧虑。到田野或森林去，在夏日的海边或山上呆上一天，那么你所有微不足道的困惑与焦虑都会烟消云散。倾听悦耳的音乐，你那愚蠢的恐惧与狭隘的嫉妒都会过去。世界之美将有助于我们找到为善之美。
【词汇讲解】
1.condemnation 谴责，为难，定罪
如：She cares nothing about the condemnations of her action.
她一点也不在乎别人对她行为的谴责。
He was found guilty and sentenced to condemnation.
他被发现有罪，并且被定了罪。
2.invariable adj. 不变的，常数的
如：He came to see me with the invariable request for a loan.
他来见我时又提出了要借钱。
3.in proportion to 与 ... 成比例
如：The room is wide in proportion to its height.
这房间就其高度的比例而言是很宽的。
In proportion to the number of students,we should build 3 dining rooms.
按学生人数，我们应该建三个餐厅。
4.congenial 同性质的，适意的，趣味相同的，友善的
如：I found him very congenial.
我发现他跟这个人很合得来。
They are of congenial temper.
他们的性情相投。
5.all-pervading adj. 遍及各方面的，无孔不入的
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