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The power of beauty (2)
就其带给我们的美好感觉的度和量而言,美的最主要来源是我们与外界的美好关系,它们给我们的生活带来源源不断的感情--让我们茁壮成长,超越自我。这一有力的和谐关系可以存在于生物与生物之间,也可存在于人和某个地方之间,或是人和某项技能之间。当我们能更好地认识这些关系时,世界就会变得更加美丽。因此,我们在培育和欣赏美的同时,也会得到无穷的快乐。
美的力量
剑桥大学博士Nick Baylis
Experimental studies have also established that the active ingredients include symmetry, order, proportion and balance. Since beauty is so powerful and important, we can be thankful that there are many ways to be beautiful, and very many sources.
研究表明,对称、条例、比例和平衡是影响人们判断美的重要因素。美的力量是巨大而不可忽视的。我们应当感谢美丽有那么多的表达方式。
And though we most readily think of experiencing that energy through our five physical senses of sight, sound, taste, touch and smell, other dimensions are even more potent. For example, there is movement-which can be the internal, kinaesthetic sense of our own bodies in dance or sport; or the thrill of seeing an art or craft well performed. Consider, too, how ideas, insights, and solutions, can be deemed beautiful.
美的源泉是那么丰富多彩。说到美,也许我们很容易想到通过视觉、听觉、味觉、触觉和嗅觉这五种感官来体验它的能量,但其实还有其他更为有效的途径,比如:“动觉”--它可能是我们跳舞或运动时身体内部的肌肉动感,也可能是看到一件精湛的艺术品或工艺制品时的兴奋和激动不已。再想想我们又有多少可以被称为“漂亮”的想法、见解和解决方案吧。
Among scientists, Einstein's Theory of Relativity is unanimously praised for its extraordinary beauty.
科学家们不就对爱因斯坦“相对论”所蕴涵的非凡之美一致地给予了高度赞赏么。 |
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