Lesson 24-1 Beauty
A young man sees a sunset and, unable to understand or to express the emotion that it rouses in him, concludes that it must be the gateway to a world that lies beyond. It is difficult for any of us in moments of intense aesthetic experience to resist the suggestion that we are catching a glimpse of a light that shines down to us from a different realm of existence, different and, because the experience is intensely moving, in some way higher. And, though the gleams blind and dazzle, yet do they convey a hint of beauty and serenity greater than we have known or imagined. Greater too than we can describe; for language, which was invented to convey the meanings of this world, cannot readily be fitted to the uses of another.
That all great art has this power of suggesting a world beyond is undeniable. In some moods, Nature shares it.
intense /ɪnˈtens/ 强烈的
aesthetic /esˈθetɪk/ 审美的
resist 抵抗
realm /relm/ 世界、领域
gleam /ɡliːm/ 闪烁
dazzle /ˈdæzl/ 使眼花缭乱
convey /kənˈveɪ/ 输送;传送;传达;
serenity /sə'renəti/ 宁静;平静;安详
undeniable /ˌʌndɪˈnaɪəbl/ 不可否认的;确凿的
in some way 在某种程度上
mood /muːd/ 情绪;心情;气氛;
readily /ˈredɪli/ 轻而易举地;乐意地;
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