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中英美文《论美》 　　 　　Ofbeauty 　　 　　ByFrancisBacon 　　 　　Virtueislikearichstone,bestplainset;andsurelyvirtueisbest,inabodythatisely,thoughnotofdelicatefeatures;andthathathratherdignityofpresence,thanbeautyofaspect. 　　 　　Neitherisitalmostseen,thatverybeautifulpersonsareotherwiseofgreatvirtue;asifnaturewereratherbusy,nottoerr,thaninlabortoproduceexcellency.Andthereforetheyproveacplished,butnotofgreatspirit;andstudyratherbehavior,thanvirtue. 　　 　　Butthisholdsnotalways:forAugustusCaesar,TitusVespasianus,PhilipleBelleofFrance,EdwardtheFourthofEngland,AlcibiadesofAthens,IsmaeltheSophyofPersia,wereallhighandgreatspirits;andyetthemostbeautifulmenoftheirtimes. 　　 　　Inbeauty,thatoffavor,ismorethanthatofcolor;andthatofdecentandgraciousmotion,morethanthatoffavor. 　　 　　Thatisthebestpartofbeauty,whichapicturecannotexpress;no,northefirstsightofthelife. 　　 　　Thereisnoexcellentbeauty,thathathnotsomestrangenessintheproportion. 　　 　　AmancannottellwhetherApelles,orAlbertDurer,werethemoretrifler;whereoftheone,wouldmakeapersonagebygeometricalproportions;theother,bytakingthebestpartsoutofdiversfaces,tomakeoneexcellent.Suchpersonages,Ithink,wouldpleasenobody,butthepainterthatmadethem.NotbutIthinkapaintermaymakeabetterfacethaneverwas;buthemustdoitbyakindoffelicity(asamusicianthatmakethanexcellentairinmusic),andnotbyrule. 　　 　　Amanshallseefaces,thatifyouexamihempartbypart,youshallfindneveragood;andyetaltogetherdowell.Ifitbetruethattheprincipalpartofbeautyisindecentmotion,certainlyitisnomarvel,thoughpersonsinyearsseemmanytimesmoreamiable;pulchrorumautumnuspulcher;fornoyouthcanbeelybutbypardon,andconsideringtheyouth,astomakeuptheeliness.Beautyisassummerfruits,whichareeasytocorrupt,andcannotlast;andforthemostpartitmakesadissoluteyouth,andanagealittleoutofcountenance;butyetcertainlyagain,ifitlightwell,itmakethvirtueshine,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