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OfBeautyByFrancisBaconVirtueislikearichstone,bestplainset;andsurelyvirtueisbest,inabodythatiscomely,thoughnotofdelicatefeatures;andthathathratherdignityofpresence,thanbeautyofaspect.Neitherisitalmostseen,thatverybeautifulpersonsareotherwiseofgreatvirtue;asifnaturewereratherbusy,nottoerr,thaninlabortoproduceexcellency.Andthereforetheyproveaccomplished,butnotofgreatspitit;andstudyratherbehavior,thanvirtue.Butthisholdsnotalways;forAugustusCaesar,TitusVespasianus,PhilipleBelleofFrance,EdwardtheFourthofEngland,AlcibiadesofAthensIsmaeltheSophyofPersia,wereallhighandgreatspirits;andyetthemostbeautifulmenoftheirtimes.Inbeauty,thatoffavor,ismorethanthatofcolor;andthatofdecentandgraciousmotion,morethanthatoffavor.Thatisthebestpartofbeauty,whichapicturecannotexpress;no,northefirstsightofthelife.Thereisnoexcellentbeauty,thatbathnotsomestrangenessintheproportion.AmancannottellwhetherApelles,orAlbertDurer,werethemorettifler,whereoftheone,wouldmakeapersonagebygeometricaproportions;theother,bytakingthebestpartsoutofdiversfaces,tomakeoneexcellent.Suchpersonages,Ithink,wouldpleasenobod,butthepainterthatmadethem.NotbutIthinkapaintermaymakeabetterfacethaneverwas;buthemustdoitbyakindoffelicity(asamusicianthatmakethanexcellentairinmusic),andnotbyrule.Amanshallseefaces,thatifyouexaminethempartbypart,youshallfindneveragood;andyetaltogetherdowell.Ifitbetuuethattheprincipalpartofbeautyisindecentmotion,certainlyitisnomarvel,thoughpersonsinyearsseemmanytimesmoreamiable;pulchrorumautumnuspulcher;fornoyouthcanbecomelybutbypardon,andconsideringtheyouth,astomakeupthecomeliness.Beautyisassummerfruits,whichareeasytocorrupt,andcannotlast;andforthemostpartitmakesadissoluteyouth,andanagealittleoutofcountenance;butyetcertainlyagain,ifitlightwell,itmakethvirtueshine,andvicesblush.论美-----弗兰西斯培根美德如宝石，它在朴素背景的衬托下反而更美丽。同样，一个华丽外表而有内在美德者是令人敬仰的。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往往过于追求外在美丽而忽略了内心的美。但这也并非绝对，因为奥古斯都凯撒、菲斯帕斯、法兰西的乐菲利普王、英格兰的爱德华四世、雅典的阿尔西巴底斯、波斯的伊斯梅尔等既是大丈夫，又是美男子。美不在颜色艳丽而在面目端正，又不尽在面目端正而在举止文雅合度。最高的美是画家所无法表现的，因为它是难于直观的。没有哪种美能极致到不存在比例上的瑕疵。曾经有两位画家——阿皮雷斯和艾伯特·丢勒滑稽地认为，按照几何比例，或者通过摄取不同人身上最美的特点，可以用画合成一张最完美的人像。其实像这样画出来的美人，恐怕只表现了画家本人的某种偏爱。画家不能通过这样画出更好看的脸，（正如为曲子营造氛围的音乐家），他必须通过构思而不是公式创造它。有许多的脸，就它们的部分看并不优美，但作为整体却非常动人。虽然美之精华无疑在于优雅的举止，但有些老人更显得很可爱，这印证了一句拉丁谚语：“暮秋之色更美。”而尽管有的年轻人具有美貌，却由于缺乏完美的修养而不配得到最好的赞美。美犹如盛夏的水果，是容易腐烂而难保持的。世上有许多美人，她们有过放荡的青春，却迎受着愧悔的晚年。因此，应该把美的形貌与美的德行结合起来。这样，美才会发出夺目的光辉。AboutTheAuthor作者简介：LifeofFrancisBacon1.BeingtheyoungersonofElizabethan’sfirstLordKeeper,Baconhadafortunateheritageandbackground.2.StudiedatCambridge(TrinityCollege)andGray’sInn,enteredParliament,andgraduallyestablishedhisreputation,butmadelittleprogressduringElizabeth’sreign.3.BecameLordKeeperofKingJames,butwasaccusedoftakingbribesinoffice.Afteratokenofimprisonment,Baconretiredindisgraceandspenthislateryearsinthescientificresearch.Bacon’sworkscanbedividedintothreeclasses:1.Thephilosophical:theAdvancementofLearning;theNovumOrganum2.Theliteraryworks:Essays(“ofTruth”,“ofDeath”,“ofStudies”,“ofFriendship”etc)3.TheProfessionalworks:MaximsoftheLawandReadingontheStatueofUsesArticleAnalysis：Ofbeautyisanarticleaboutbeauty.conciseandreader-friendlylayout,veryspecialincharacteristicsandmuchphilosophyinit.Beautyitselfisaverybroadquestions.Inthisarticle,theauthorfocusesonoutlookonlifequestionhowpeopleshouldtreatphysicalbeautyandinnerbeauty.Nooneisperfectintheworld.Sodon'tcomplainaboutourexternalshortcoming,onlybecausetheinnerbeautyistheeternalbeauty.virtuemoreimportantthanapearance,onlyifcombine,beautycantrulyshine.SentenceAnalysis1,Virtueislikearichstone,bestplainset;andsurelyvirtueisbest,inabodythatiscomely,thoughnotofdelicatefeatures;美德好比宝石，它在朴素背景的衬托下反而更华丽.Adopt“metaphor”.stresstheimportanceofvirtuevividly.Ittellsusthatonecanmorevaluableinplainthanpolish.2,asifnaturewereratherbusy,nottoerr,thaninlabortoproduceexcellency.因为造物是吝啬的，他给了此就不再予彼.Itisahumor.Ittellsus,Itisimpossiblethatphysicalbeautyandmetalbeautyinthesametime.3,Butthisholdsnotalways.但这话也不全对。Fromthissentence,wecallknowtheauthorusewordsveryaccurately.Havecompactorganization,rigorousinlanguage.Ittellsthatyourcan’tgetandeatphysicalbeautyandinnerbeautyatthesametime.Soweshouldpaymoreattentionontheinnerbeautythanouterbeauty.4,Inbeauty,thatoffavor,ismorethanthatofcolor;andthatofdecentandgraciousmotion,morethanthatoffavor.美不在颜色艳丽而在面目端正，又不尽在面目端正而在举止文雅合度。“offavor”refertoIntegralImage.“ofcolor”referto“face”partimage.“ofdecentandgraciousmotion”refertoactionthatcanbedevelopedinthedailylife.Inhere,theauthorstresshierarchicalrelationshipamongthree.5,Thatisthebestpartofbeauty,whichapicturecannotexpress;no,northefirstsightofthelife.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。Becauseitisonlythephysicalbeautybeneaththeartist'slovinghand,ratherthaninnerbeauty.Theinnerbeautyisbeyonddescriptionintuitively.6,NotbutIthinkapaintermaymakeabetterfacethaneverwas;buthemustdoitbyakindoffelicity(asamusicianthatmakethanexcellentairinmusic),andnotbyrule.美是很难制订规范的(正如同音乐一样)，创造它的常常是机遇，而不是公式Beautyhasnostandard.,withopportunities,environment.hereitstresses“harmonybeauty”.7,p