翻译·语言 | 中华文化术语选篇：情&趣(3)

（嵇康善谈玄理，又擅长写作，他情趣高雅，率真而旷远。）

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Ji Kang was good at explaining profundities and writing. He had a high style and fine taste. A forthright and broad-minded man, indeed! (The Jin History) [转载出处：www.11jj.com]

 

◎世人所难得者唯趣。趣如山上之色，水中之味，花中之光，女中之态，虽善说者不能下一语，唯会心者知之。……夫趣得之自然者深，得之学问者浅。——袁宏道《叙陈正甫〈会心集〉》

（世人难以领悟的只有“趣”。“趣”好比山的颜色、水的味道、花的光彩、女人的姿容，即使擅长言辞的人也不能一句话说清楚，只有领会于心的人知道它。……趣，如果从自然之性中得来，那是深层次的“趣”；如果从学问中得来，往往是肤浅的“趣”。）

The only thing really hard to understand in the world is qu. Qu is like the hues（颜色）of hills, the taste of water, the splendor of flowers, or the beauty of a woman. Even an eloquent person can hardly find words to put it clearly. Only those with empathy know it well… Qu that comes from nature is deep and mellow（醇美的）; if it comes from book learning, it is often shallow. (Yuan Hongdao: Preface to Chen Zhengfu’s Inspirations of the Mind )

以上内容选自《英语学习》杂志~

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