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1、Of BeautyBy Francis BaconVirtue is like a rich stone,best plain set; and surely virtue is best, in a body that iscomely , though not of delicate features; and that hath rather dignity of presence, thanbeauty of aspect.Neither is it almost seen, that very beautiful persons are otherwise of great virt

2、ue;as if nature were rather busy, not to err, than in labor to produce excellency. Andtherefore they prove accomplished, but not of great spitit; and study rather behavior,than virtue. But this holds not always; for Augustus Caesar, Titus Vespasianus, Philiple Belle of France, Edward the Fourth of E

3、ngland, Alcibiades of Athens Ismael theSophy of Persia, were all high and great spirits; and yet the most beautiful men oftheir times. In beauty, that of favor, is more than that of color; and that of decent andgracious motion, more than that of favor.That is the best part of beauty, which a picture

4、 cannot express; no, nor the first sightof the life. There is no excellent beauty, that bath not some strangeness in theproportion. A man cannot tell whether Apelles, or Albert Durer, were the more ttifler,whereof the one, would make a personage by geometrica proportions; the other, bytaking the bes

5、t parts out of divers faces, to make one excellent. Such personages, Ithink , would please nobod, but the painter that made them.Not but I think a painter may make a better face than ever was; but he must do it bya kind of felicity(as a musician that maketh an excellent air in music), and not by rul

6、e.A man shall see faces, that if you examine them part by part, you shall find never agood; and yet altogether do well.If it be tuue that the principal part of beauty is in decent motion, certainly it is nomarvel, though persons in years seem many times more amiable; pulchrorumautumnus pulcher; for

7、no youth can be comely but by pardon, and considering theyouth, as to make up the comeliness.Beauty is as summer fruits, which are easy to corrupt, and cannot last; and forthe most part it makes a dissolute youth, and an age a little out of countenance; but yetcertainly again, if it light well, it m

8、aketh virtue shine, and vices blush.论美-弗兰西斯 培根 About The Author作者简介： Life of Francis Bacon1. Being the younger son of Elizabethans first Lord Keeper, Bacon had a fortunateheritage and background.2. Studied at Cambridge (Trinity College) and Grays Inn, entered Parliament, andgradually established his

9、 reputation, but made little progress during Elizabeths reign.3. Became Lord Keeper of King James, but was accused of taking bribes in office.After a token of imprisonment, Bacon retired in disgrace and spent his later years inthe scientific research. Bacons works can be divided into three classes:1

10、.The philosophical: the Advancement of Learning; the Novum Organum2. The literary works: Essays (“of Truth”, “of Death”, “of Studies”, “of Friendship ”etc)3. The Professional works: Maxims of the Law and Reading on the Statue of UsesArticle ：Of beauty is an article about beauty. concise and reader-f

11、riendlylayout, very special in characteristics and much philosophy in it. Beautyitself is a very broad questions. In this article, the author focuses onoutlook on life question how people should treat physical beauty andinner beauty . No one is perfect in the world. So dont complain about ourexterna

12、l shortcoming,only because the inner beauty is the eternalbeauty.virtue more important than apearance, only if combine, beauty cantruly shine. 1, Virtue is like a rich stone,best plain set; and surely virtue is best, in a body thatis comely , though not of delicate features; 美德好比宝石，它在朴素背景的衬托下反而更华丽.A

13、dopt “.stress the importance of virtue vividly. It tells us that onecan more valuable in plain than polish.2, as if nature were rather busy, not to err, than in labor to produce excellency.It is a humor.It tells us, It is impossible that physical beauty and metal beauty inthe same time.3, But this h

14、olds not always. 但这话也不全对。From this sentence, we call know the author use words very accurately. Havecompact organization, rigorous in language. It tells that your t get and eat physicalbeauty and inner beauty at the same time. So we should pay more attention on theinner beauty than outer beauty.4,In

15、 beauty, that of favor, is more than that of color; and that of decent and graciousmotion, more than that of favor.of favor” refer to Integral Image. of colorrefer to “facepart image. ofdecent and gracious motionrefer to action that can be developed in the daily life. Inhere, the author stress hiera

16、rchical relationship among three.5,That is the best part of beauty, which a picture cannot express; no, nor the firstsight of the life. 最高的美是画家所无法表现的，因为它是难于直观的，这是一种奇妙的美。Because it is only the physical beauty beneath the artists loving hand, ratherthan inner beauty.descriptionintuitively. 6,Not but I

17、 think a painter may make a better face than ever was; but he must do itby a kind of felicity (as a musician that maketh an excellent air in music), and not byrule. 美是很难制订规范的正如同音乐一样Beauty has no standard.,with opportunities, environment.here it stresses “harmonybeauty.7,pulchrorum autumnus pulcher.

18、有一句拉丁谚语说过：暮秋之色更美.Here it refer to Mature beauty. Adopted “metaphor”.from the older, we cansee mature beauty because they have rich contents and be well cultured in literature.8,summer fruits, which are easy to corrupt, and cannot last. 美犹如盛夏的水果，是容易腐烂而难保持的.Adopted “metaphor”.compared the physical beauty to fruits.and tells that the