C. E. M. Joad ^{课文作者介绍}

C. E. M. Joad was a British philosopher, one of Britain’s most colorful and controversial figures of the 1940s. He is often described as a formalist.

• Sometimes beauty defies description.^{美有时是无法描述的。}
• Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.^{情人眼里出西施/美在观者眼中。}

A young man sees a sunset and, (being) 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.

rouse ^{唤醒/激起（某种情感）}

• A persistent ringing roused her from a sweet dream.^{一阵持续的铃声将她从甜美的梦中唤醒。}
• The sunset rouses an emotion in him that he cannot express.^{日落在他心中激起了一种他无法表达的情感。}
• The speech was intended to rouse the passion of the audience.^{这次演讲旨在激起听众的热情。}

conclude ^{v.得出结论/使结束}

• What do you conclude from the evidence?^{你从这些证据中得出什么结论？}
• The young man concludes that it must be the gateway to another world.^{这个年轻人断定它必定是通往另一个世界的门户。}
• We will conclude the rally with the national anthem.^{我们将以国歌来结束这次集会。}
• The jury will conclude their deliberations tomorrow. ^{陪审团将于明天结束审议。}

gateway to ^{通往…的门户/途径}

• Death is a gateway to another world. 
• Dover is England's gateway to Europe.^{多佛是英格兰通往欧洲的门户。}
• Education is the gateway to success.^{教育是通往成功的途径。}

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.

It is … for sb. to do …^{（骨架结构）的复杂变化}

• It is difficult for any of us to imagine life without the Internet. ^{对我们任何人来说，想象没有互联网的生活都是困难的。}
• It is difficult for corrupt officials to hide abroad nowadays. ^{如今腐败官员很难在国外藏身。}
• It is hard for people to move forward with a strong wind blowing hard. ^{强风吹拂时，人很难前进。}

in moments of ... ^{在…的时候}

• People need support in moments of grief.^{人们在悲伤的时候需要支持。}
• It is difficult to think clearly in moments of intense rage.^{在极度愤怒的时候很难清晰地思考。}
• It is difficult for any of us in moments of intense aesthetic experience to resist the suggestion.^{我们任何人在强烈的审美体验时刻，都很难抗拒这种联想。}

It is difficult for sb. in moments of sth. to resist sth. ^{对某人来说抵制…很困难}

• It is difficult for any of us in moments of ecstasy to resist the temptation of sharing it with our friends.^{无论是谁，在欣喜若狂的时候，都很难抵制与朋友们分享这种快乐的诱惑。}
• It is difficult for managers in moments of crisis to resist the pressure of making a hasty decision.^{对于管理者来说，在危机时刻很难抗拒做出仓促决定的压力。}

catch a glimpse of ^{一眼看见/无意间看见}

• I only caught a glimpse of the celebrity as she rushed past.^{她匆忙经过时，我只瞥见了那位名人一眼。}
• We are catching a glimpse of a light that shines down to us.^{我们正在瞥见一束光，它照耀着我们。}
• The vision passes before it is fully glimpsed.^{幻象在被完全瞥见之前就消失了。}

语篇纽带

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.

• There is no sky in June so blue that it does not point forward to a bluer, no sunset so beautiful that it does not waken the vision of a greater beauty, a vision which passes before it is fully glimpsed, and in passing leaves an indefinable longing and regret.
• Many species can communicate an amazing amount of information via sound, information on which both the life of an individual and the continued existence of the species may depend. ^考研阅读
• I would argue that although it may be a benefit to study classics and be well schooled in diverse disciplines, these pursuits merely refine and hone an ability each and every person has, the ability to study human nature. ^{Gre写作范文}

The writer uses language fluently and controls sophisticated syntax throughout the essay: "I would argue that although it may be a benefit to study classics and be well schooled in diverse disciplines, these pursuits merely refine and hone an ability each and every person has, the ability to study human nature." ^{范文考官评语}

in some way ^{某种程度上}

• The new policy is effective in some measure.^{新政策在某种程度上是有效的。}
• He helped me in some way to complete the task.^{他在某种程度上帮助我完成了任务。}
• The true value of a human being is determined primarily by the measure and the sense in which he has attained liberation from the self.^{一个人的真正价值主要取决于他在多大程度上以及以何种方式实现了自我解放。}
• I hope I can help you in some way with your project. ^{我希望能在某种程度上对你的项目有所帮助。}

And, though the gleams blind and dazzle, yet do they convey a hint of beauty and serenity greater than we have known or imagined.

blind / dazzle ^{vt.令人目眩}

• The sun, glinting from the pool, dazzled / blinded me.^{阳光从水池中闪烁，使我眼花缭乱。}
• I was dazzled by her beauty.^{我被她的美貌所倾倒。}
• The gleams blind and dazzle, yet do they convey a hint of beauty.^{这些微光使人目眩神迷，但它们确实传达出一种我们未曾知晓或想象的更伟大的美和宁静。}

yet ^{(adv.) 然而/但是（常用于句首加强转折）}

• The essay is good, yet ^{conj.然而 = but）} it could be improved. 
• It is strange, and yet it is true.^{这很奇怪，然而却是事实。}
• Though he is poor, yet he is satisfied with his situation.^{尽管他很穷，但他对自己的处境感到满意。}
• Though the gleams blind and dazzle, yet do they convey a hint of beauty.^{尽管微光令人目眩，但它们确实传达出一种美和宁静。}

(The beauty and serenity are) 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.

beyond description / defy description ^{无法描述的表达}

• The beauty and serenity are beyond description.^{这种美和宁静是无法描述的。}
• The beauty and serenity defy description.^{这种美和宁静是无法描述的。}
• The beauty is more than words can describe.^{这种美是语言难以形容的。}

readily ^{(adv.) 容易地(without difficulty; easily) / 乐意地(willingly)}

• The equipment was cheap and readily available.^{该设备价格便宜且容易获得。}
• The information is readily accessible on the Internet.^{该信息在互联网上很容易获取。}
• Language cannot readily be fitted to the uses of another world.^{语言不能轻易地被用于另一个世界的用途。}
• Granted, a snobbery of camping itself, based upon equipment and techniques, already exists; but it is of a kind that, if he meets it, he can readily understand and deal with. 

fit A to B ^{改动A以适应B}

• A prudent man fits his standard of living to his budget.^{一个谨慎的人会根据自己的预算来调整生活标准。}
• Language cannot readily be fitted to the uses of another.^{语言不能轻易地被改动以适应另一个世界的用途。}