培根论读书中英

OF STUDIESOF STUDIES Francis BaconFrancis Bacon 培根培根- -论读书论读书- -中英文对照中英文对照 ========================= ========================= Studies serve for delight, for ornament, Studies serve for delight, for ornament, andand forfor ability.ability. TheirTheir chiefchief useuse forfor delight,delight, isis inin privatenessprivateness andand retiring;retiring; forfor ornament,ornament, isis inin discourse; and for ability, is in the judgmentdiscourse; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men canand disposition of business. For expert men can cute, and perhaps judge of particulars, onecute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one; but the general counsels, and the plotsby one; but the general counsels, and the plots andand marshallingmarshalling ofof affairs,affairs, comecome bestbest fromfrom thosethose that are learned.that are learned. 读书足以冶情，足以博彩，足以长才。其冶情读书足以冶情，足以博彩，足以长才。其冶情 也，最见于独处幽居之时；其博彩也，最见于高谈阔也，最见于独处幽居之时；其博彩也，最见于高谈阔 论之中；其长才也，最见于处世判事之际。练达之士论之中；其长才也，最见于处世判事之际。练达之士 虽能分别处理细事或一一判别枝节，然纵观统筹、全虽能分别处理细事或一一判别枝节，然纵观统筹、全 局策划，则非好学深思者莫属。局策划，则非好学深思者莫属。 To To spendspend tootoo muchmuch timetime inin studiesstudies isis sloth;sloth; toto useuse themthem tootoo muchmuch forfor ornament,ornament, isis affectation;affectation; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is theto make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar.humour of a scholar. 读书费时过多易惰，文采藻饰太盛则矫，全凭读书费时过多易惰，文采藻饰太盛则矫，全凭 条文断事乃学究故态。条文断事乃学究故态。 They perfect nature, and are perfected by They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience:experience:forfornaturalnaturalabilitiesabilitiesarearelikelike natural plants, that need pruning by study; andnatural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions toostudies themselves do give forth directions too muchmuch atat large,large, exceptexcept theythey bebe boundedbounded inin byby experience.experience. 读书补天然之不足，经验又补读书之不足；因读书补天然之不足，经验又补读书之不足；因 为天生才干犹如自然花草，读书之后方知如何修剪移为天生才干犹如自然花草，读书之后方知如何修剪移 接，而书中所示，如不以经验范之，则又大而无当。接，而书中所示，如不以经验范之，则又大而无当。 CraftyCrafty menmen contemncontemn studies,studies, simplesimple menmen admireadmire them,them, andand wisewise menmen useuse them;them; forfor theythey teachteach not their own use; but that is a wisdom withoutnot their own use; but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation.them, and above them, won by observation. 有手艺者鄙读书，无知者羡读书，唯明智之士有手艺者鄙读书，无知者羡读书，唯明智之士 用读书，然书并不以用处告人，用书之智不在书中，用读书，然书并不以用处告人，用书之智不在书中， 而在书外，全凭观察得之。而在书外，全凭观察得之。 Read Read notnot toto contradictcontradict andand confute;confute; nornor toto believe and take for granted; nor to find talkbelieve and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider. Someand discourse; but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed,books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, andand some fewsome few toto bebe chewedchewed andand digested;digested; thatthat is,is, some books are to be read only in parts;