The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 2

English → Chinese Preface Level 7/10

No artist has ethical sympathies.

没有艺术家有道德上的同情心。

An ethical sympathy in an artist is an unpardonable mannerism of style.

艺术家身上的道德同情心是一种不可饶恕的风格矫揉造作。

No artist is ever morbid.

艺术家从来不会病态。

The artist can express everything.

艺术家能够表达一切。

Thought and language are to the artist instruments of an art.

思想与语言对艺术家而言是艺术的工具。

Vice and virtue are to the artist materials for an art.

恶与善对艺术家而言是艺术的素材。

From the point of view of form, the type of all the arts is the art of the musician.

从形式的角度来看，一切艺术的典范是音乐家的艺术。

From the point of view of feeling, the actor's craft is the type.

从情感的角度来看，演员的技艺是其典范。

All art is at once surface and symbol.

一切艺术既是表面，又是象征。

Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril.

那些深入表面之下的人是在冒险。

Those who read the symbol do so at their peril.

那些解读象征的人也是在冒险。

It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors.

艺术真正映照的是观者，而非生活。

Diversity of opinion about a work of art shows that the work is new, complex, and vital.

对一件艺术作品的意见纷呈，说明这件作品是新颖的、复杂的、充满生命力的。

When critics disagree, the artist is in accord with himself.

当批评家们意见相左时，艺术家便与自己达成了和谐。

We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he does not admire it.

我们可以原谅一个人制造有用之物，只要他自己不欣赏它。

The only excuse for making a useless thing is that one admires it intensely.

制造无用之物的唯一借口，是人们对它怀有强烈的欣赏之情。

All art is quite useless.

一切艺术都是全然无用的。

Vocabulary

没有: méiyǒu — To not have; to lack something completely.
艺术家: yìshùjiā — Artist; a person who creates art.
有: yǒu — To have; to possess something.
道德: dàodé — Morality; ethics; moral principles.
上的: shàng de — Pertaining to; in terms of (a domain).
同情心: tóngqíngxīn — Compassion; empathy toward others' suffering.
身上: shēnshang — On one's body; within a person.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
是: shì — To be; linking subject and predicate.
一种: yī zhǒng — A kind of; a type of something.
不可: bùkě — Cannot; must not; impermissible.
饶恕: ráoshù — To forgive; to pardon an offense.
风格: fēnggé — Style; distinctive manner of expression.
矫揉造作: jiǎo róu zào zuò — Affected; artificially exaggerated; overly pretentious manner.
从来: cónglái — Always; never (with negative); at all times.
不会: bù huì — Will not; unable to; cannot do something.
病态: bìngtài — Morbid; unhealthy state of mind or body.
能够: nénggòu — To be able to; capable of doing something.
表达: biǎodá — To express; to convey thoughts or feelings.
一切: yīqiè — Everything; all things without exception.
思想: sīxiǎng — Thought; ideas; ideology; way of thinking.
与: yǔ — And; together with; literary conjunction.
语言: yǔyán — Language; spoken or written communication system.
对: duì — Toward; for; with regard to something.
而言: éryán — As for; in terms of; speaking of.
艺术: yìshù — Art; creative expression through various mediums.
工具: gōngjù — Tool; instrument used to accomplish a task.
恶: è — Evil; wickedness; morally bad.
善: shàn — Good; kindness; virtuous moral quality.
素材: sùcái — Raw material; subject matter for artistic creation.
从: cóng — From; starting from a point or perspective.
形式: xíngshì — Form; format; outward shape or structure.
角度: jiǎodù — Angle; perspective; point of view.
来看: lái kàn — To view from; looking at it from a perspective.
典范: diǎnfàn — Model; paragon; exemplary standard to follow.
音乐家: yīnyuèjiā — Musician; a person skilled in music.
情感: qínggǎn — Emotion; feeling; emotional sentiment.
演员: yǎnyuán — Actor; performer on stage or screen.
技艺: jìyì — Skill; craftsmanship; technical artistry.
其: qí — Its; his; her; literary third-person pronoun.
既是: jì shì — Both is; simultaneously being two things.
表面: biǎomiàn — Surface; outward appearance; superficial level.
又是: yòu shì — Also is; and also; additionally being.
象征: xiàngzhēng — Symbol; to symbolize; represent something abstract.
那些: nàxiē — Those; referring to a group of things.
深入: shēnrù — To go deep into; thorough; profound exploration.
之下: zhī xià — Beneath; below; underneath something.
人: rén — Person; human being; people.
在: zài — At; in; to be present somewhere.
冒险: màoxiǎn — To take a risk; adventure; dangerous attempt.
解读: jiědú — To interpret; to decode meaning from something.
也是: yě shì — Also is; is as well; equally so.
真正: zhēnzhèng — True; genuine; real; authentic.
映照: yìngzhào — To reflect; to illuminate; mirror an image.
观者: guānzhě — Viewer; observer; one who looks at art.
而非: ér fēi — Rather than; instead of; not but.
生活: shēnghuó — Life; daily living; way of living.
一件: yī jiàn — One piece; one item (measure word).
作品: zuòpǐn — Work; artwork; creative piece or production.
意见: yìjiàn — Opinion; view; suggestion on a matter.
纷呈: fēnchéng — Varied; diverse; presenting in great variety.
说明: shuōmíng — To indicate; to explain; to show proof.
这件: zhè jiàn — This piece; this particular item (measure word).
新颖: xīnyǐng — Novel; fresh; original and innovative.
复杂: fùzá — Complex; complicated; involving many elements.
充满: chōngmǎn — Full of; filled with; brimming with something.
生命力: shēngmìnglì — Vitality; life force; energy and vigor.
当: dāng — When; at the time that something happens.
批评家: pīpínjiā — Critic; a person who evaluates art or literature.
们: men — Plural suffix for people and pronouns.
相左: xiāng zuǒ — To disagree; to differ; opposing views clash.
时: shí — When; at the time of; temporal marker.
便: biàn — Then; consequently; literary then/as a result.
自己: zìjǐ — Oneself; itself; by itself; self.
达成: dáchéng — To achieve; to reach an agreement or goal.
了: le — Completed action particle; change of state marker.
和谐: héxié — Harmony; peaceful coexistence; balance.
我们: wǒmen — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.
可以: kěyǐ — Can; may; be permitted to do something.
原谅: yuánliàng — To forgive; to excuse someone's fault.
一个: yī gè — One; a single (general measure word).
制造: zhìzào — To manufacture; to create; to produce something.
有用: yǒuyòng — Useful; practical; serving a purpose.
之物: zhī wù — A thing of; object belonging to a category.
只要: zhǐyào — As long as; provided that; on condition that.
他: tā — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun.
不: bù — No; not; negation particle.
欣赏: xīnshǎng — To appreciate; to enjoy; to admire something.
它: tā — It; third-person pronoun for objects/animals.
无用: wúyòng — Useless; without practical purpose or value.
唯一: wéiyī — Only; sole; the one and only.
借口: jièkǒu — Excuse; pretext; false justification for something.
人们: rénmen — People; folks; human beings in general.
怀有: huáiyǒu — To harbor; to hold a feeling within oneself.
强烈: qiángliè — Intense; strong; powerful (of feelings or sensations).
之情: zhī qíng — Such feelings; emotion of that kind (literary).
都是: dōu shì — All are; every one is; without exception.
全然: quánrán — Completely; entirely; wholly; totally.

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