《瓦尔登湖》.ppt

1、WhereIlived,whatIlivedfor,Themorning,whichisthemostmemorableseasonoftheday,istheawakeninghour.Thenthereisleastsomnolenceinus;andforanhour,atleast,somepartofusawakeswhichslumbersalltherestofthedayandnight.Littleistobeexpectedofthatday,ifitcanbecalledaday,towhichwearenotawakenedbyourGenius,butbythemec

2、hanicalnudgingsofsomeservitor,arenotawakenedbyourownnewly-acquiredforceandaspirationsfromwithin,accompaniedbytheundulationsofcelestialmusic,insteadoffactorybells,andafragrancefillingtheair-toahigherlifethanwefellasleepfrom;andthusthedarknessbearitsfruit,andproveitselftobegood,nolessthanthelight.That

3、manwhodoesnotbelievethateachdaycontainsanearlier,moresacred,andauroralhourthanhehasyetprofaned,hasdespairedoflife,andispursuingadescendinganddarkeningway.Afterapartialcessationofhissensuouslife,thesoulofman,oritsorgansrather,arereinvigoratedeachday,andhisGeniustriesagainwhatnoblelifeitcanmake.Allmem

4、orableevents,Ishouldsay,transpireinmorningtimeandinamorningatmosphere.TheVedassay,Allintelligencesawakewiththemorning.Poetryandart,andthefairestandmostmemorableoftheactionsofmen,datefromsuchanhour.Allpoetsandheroes,likeMemnon,arethechildrenofAurora,andemittheirmusicatsunrise.Tohimwhoseelasticandvigo

5、rousthoughtkeepspacewiththesun,thedayisaperpetualmorning.Itmattersnot,IhavebeenassincereaworshipperofAuroraastheGreeks.Igotupearlyandbathedinthepond;thatwasareligiousexercise,andoneofthebestthingswhichIdid.我像希腊人一样虔诚地向曙光女神膜拜。清早即起，然后下湖沐浴，具有宗教意味的修炼也是我能做的最好的一件事。,Everymorningwasacheerfulinvitationtomakem

6、ylifeofequalsimplicity,andImaysayinnocence,withNatureherself.每一个清晨，都是一个令人欣喜的邀请，令我的生活与大自然同样的朴实，也许我能说，像大自然本身一样纯真无暇。,TheysaythatcharacterswereengravenonthebathingtubofkingTching-thangtothiseffect:“Renewthyselfcompletelyeachday;doitagain,andagain,andforeveragain.”Icanunderstandthat.据说，成汤王的木盆上就镌刻着这样的铭文：“

7、苟日新，日日新，又日新。”我深知其意。,Whyliveinthewoods,IwenttothewoodsbecauseIwishedtolivedeliberately,tofrontonlytheessentialfactsoflife,andseeifIcouldnotlearnwhatithadtoteach,andnot,whenIcametodie,discoverthatIhadnotlived.Ididnotwishtolivewhatwasnotlife,livingissodear,MorningiswhenIamawakeandthereisadawninme.Moral

8、reformistheefforttothrowoffsleep.清晨是我苏醒时内心感受黎明的时刻，修身养性就是为了抛弃深沉睡眠而做出的努力。,Themillionsareawakeenoughforphysicallabor;butonlyoneinamillionisawakeenoughforeffectiveintellectualexertion,数以百万计的人醒来就是为了去服那体力的苦役，但百万之中仅有一人醒来是为了去服智慧的苦役，,onlyoneinahundredmillionstoapoeticordivinelife.而数以亿计的人之中，也只有一个人，过着诗意盎然而又神圣的

9、生活。,Tobeawakeistobealive.Ihaveneveryetmetamanwhowasquiteawake.苏醒就是为了活着。我还从来没有遇见过这样一个人，众人皆醉而他独醒。,Simplicity,simplicity,simplicity!Isay,letyouraffairsbeastwoorthree,andnotahundredorathousand;insteadofamillioncounthalfadozen,andkeepyouraccountsonyourthumbnail.,Simplify,simplify.Insteadofthreemealsaday,

10、ifitbenecessaryeatbutone;insteadofahundreddishes,five;andreduceotherthingsinproportion.,Whyshouldwelivewithsuchhurryandwasteoflife?Wearedeterminedtobestarvedbeforewearehungry.Mensaythatastitchintimesavesnine,andsotheytakeathousandstitchesto-daytosavenineto-morrow.,Ilearnedthis,atleast,bymyexperiment

11、:thatifoneadvancesconfidentlyinthedirectionofhisdreams,andendeavorstolivethelifewhichhehasimagined,hewillmeetwithasuccessunexpectedincommonhour.,Hewillputsomethingsbehind,willpassaninvisibleboundary;new,universal,andmoreliberallawswillbegintoestablishthemselvesaroundandwithinhim;ortheoldlawsbeexpand

12、ed,andinterpretedinhisfavorinamoreliberalsense,andhewilllivewiththelicenseofahigherorderofbeings.,Inproportionashesimplifieshislife,thelawsoftheuniversewillappearlesscomplex,andsolitudewillnotbesolitude,norpovertypoverty,norweaknessweakness.,Ifyouhavebuiltcastlesintheair,yourworkneednotbelost;thatis

13、wheretheyshouldbe.,Howevermeanyourlifeis,meetitandliveit;donotshunitandcallithardnames.Itisnotsobadasyouare.Itlookspoorestwhenyouarerichest.Thefault-finderwillfindfaultseveninparadise.Loveyourlife,poorasitis.Youmayperhapshavesomepleasant,thrilling,glorioushours,eveninapoor-house.,Directyoureyesighti

14、nward,andyoullfindAthousandregionsinyourmindYetundiscovered.Travelthem,andbeExpertinhome-cosmography.,.Thesettingsunisreflectedfromthewindowsofthealms-houseasbrightlyasfromtherichmansabode;thesnowmeltsbeforeitsdoorasearlyinthespring.Idonotseebutaquietmindmayliveascontentedlythere,andhaveascheeringthoughts,asinapalace.,信念和经验都使我坚信，在这个地球上保持一个人的自我，不是一件苦事，而是一件乐事，只要我们愿意活得简朴和明智。,有位小伙子，继承了几十亩田产。他对我说，他觉得应该像我一样生活，假如他有我这种条件。无论如何，我都不想让任何人采取我的活法。因为，