chapter11

1、sentence

The West Lake of Hangchow and the "Little West Lake"" of Yangchow are two places where the profound landscaping genius of China found perfect expression, where human art and skill improve but do not spoil.

译文：杭州的西湖与扬州的小西湖，都具有中国古典风景布置的巧妙构思，并且显示人为技巧与艺术只增加了自然之美，并未破环自然之美。

2、He was obviously describing himself when he said he was tired of youth's company; and as "flower" was the regular symbol for woman, the "old fragrance" could be a reference to an old love.

译文：他说“厌从年少”的伴侣时，他显然是在描写自己，而花是女人的象征，旧香可能是一段情。

3、No one, I believe, can live in close touch with nature and its seasons, its snows and rains, its hills and dales, receiving its healing powers, and have a warped mind or a warped view of life.

译文：我相信，没有人与大自然、春夏秋冬、雨雪、山峦谷壑亲密相处，并接受大自然赐予人的健康治疗的力量后，而同时对大自然还会抱有一种歪曲偏颇的看法。

2、word

2.1 belated

The third couple …the belated courtship.

adj.

1

来迟的，迟到的，太迟的；延误的

2

被延搁的，被耽误的；被阻拦的

3

[古语]落伍的；过时的

4

[古语](旅客等)天黑时还在赶路的，未达目的地就赶上夜幕降临的

happening or arriving late 延误的，迟来的

EG：a belated attempt to increase support

一个迟来的增加资助的举措

2.2 hackneyed

What was more…a repetition of hackneyed metaphors.

adj.陈腐的；平庸的v.出租（马匹、马车等）；役使（hackney的过去式）网络 平凡的 ; 常见的SAT / GRE

EG：There is probably no phrase much more hackneyed than that of ''human document, '' yet it is the only one which at all describes this very unusual book. 也许没有比“人类的记录”更陈腐的词语了，但它确实是唯一可以形容这本不寻常的书的词。

权威 She not only gets away with these hackneyed themes, but uses them to her advantage.

2.3  monastic

Su knew the old priest well and …the woman in and break his monastic rules.

adj.修道院的；僧尼的；庙宇的n.僧侣；修道士GRE

EG：Silently, they prostrate themselves before the abbot, while he scribbles down their new monastic names. 他们安静的跪拜在主持的身前，而主持正在潦草的写下他们新的僧侣名字。

3、principle

本章主要讲苏东坡一家在杭州的生活，通过对杭州生活环境，文人墨客，文化习俗的描写，以及苏东坡对杭州的贡献与影响。其中，也写出了文人风流不羁，让女人仰慕的特点。