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WhenHenryDavidThoreau(1817-1862)setoutfortheWaldenwoodsinMassachusettsonIndependenceDay,1845,theUnitedStateswasstillayoungnation.Thebookthathepublishedin1854,Walden,isbaseduponhisexperiencesasayouth.
1845年美国独立日那天,亨利·
戴维·
梭罗出发前往位于马萨诸塞州的瓦尔登湖畔的树林,那时美国还是一个年轻的国家。
1854年出版的《瓦尔登湖》,便是他基于自己年轻时的`经历所著。
Theyoungdon’tyetknowhowtolive.Theymustexperiencetheworldandreflectupontheirexperiencesinordertogainknowledge.Thesameistrueofanation.Thebook’sstatusasaclassicshowsthatwhatThoreauhadtosayechoedinthesoulsofotherAmericans.
年轻人还不懂得如何生活。
为了获取知识,他们必须感受这个世界并反思自身经历。
一个国家也是如此。
这本书的经典之处就在于梭罗书中所言在其他美国人的心中产生了共鸣。
Andit’snotjusthisfellowcountrymenwhorelatetothestory–Waldenisreadallovertheworld.Ifitcanbeenjoyedbynon-Americans,thisisbecauseThoreausetouttofindwhatthebasicprinciplesoflifeare,nomatterwherewe’refrom.Wemaynotagreewithhisanswers,butweidentifywithhisquestformeaning.ThisisprobablywhyWaldenisstilllovedbysomanypeople,even200yearsafterThoreau’sbirth,theanniversaryofwhichwillfallonJuly12thisyear.
不仅仅是他的同胞和这个故事息息相关——《瓦尔登湖》在世界各地都广泛流传。
如果美国之外的读者也喜爱这本书,那是因为梭罗是从寻找人生真谛出发的,不管我们于何处。
我们或许并不赞同他的答案,但我们和他对于生活意义的追求是一致的。
这或许便是《瓦尔登湖》在梭罗诞生200年后依然深受喜爱的原因。
今年的7月12日,梭罗将迎来诞辰200周年。
Thoreaulookedaroundhimandsawthebeginningsofindustrialismandfounditugly.Hedislikedthefactoriesandhedislikedwhattheyproduced.Heobjectedtoconsumerism,suspectingthatittookpeopleawayfromtheirrealconcerns.Menandwomenlivedlivesof“quietdesperation”becausemodernlifewasleadingthemastray.
梭罗环视周遭,目睹了工业主义的开端并发现了其丑恶之处。
他并不喜欢工厂,也不喜欢它们生产的东西。
他回绝消费主义,疑心它会将人们带离他们真正关心的事情。
男男女女都生活在“寂静的绝望”之中,因为现代生活将他们引入歧途。
InWalden,hewouldfindwhathehopedwasreally“essential”.Ashewritesnearthebeginningofthebook,“IwenttothewoodsbecauseIwishedtolivedeliberately,tofrontonlytheessentialfactsoflife,andseeifIcouldnotlearnwhatithadtoteach,andnot,whenIcametodie,discoverthatIhadnotlived.”Thisisthemajorthemeofthebook.Hehopednaturecouldbehisguideandhisteacher.
在《瓦尔登湖》一书中,他发现自己所希望之事确实十分“根本”。
正如他在该书开篇所写“我到林中去,因为我希望慎重地生活,只面对生活的根本领实,看看我是否学得到生活要教育我的东西,免得到了临终之时,才发现我根本就没有生活过。
”这是该书的重要主题。
他希望自然能够成为他的向导和老师。
WeshouldnotthinkthatThoreauwassimplywithdrawingfromtheworld.Hedidn’tgotoWaldenonlytostareintothesurfaceoflakesandobservewildlife.Hewenttherebecausehewasdisgustedbymoderncivilization.Ironically,someofthepeoplethatThoreaumetaroundWaldenwantedtheoppositetohim.Ifhewantedtoescapefromcivilization,theywantedtogetoutofnatureandleaveitforamoreexcitingexistenceinthetown.
我们不该认为梭罗只是在逃避现实世界。
他前往瓦尔登湖,不仅仅是为了凝视湖面,观察野生动物。
他去那儿是因为他对现代文明感到厌烦。
挖苦的是,梭罗在瓦尔登湖周围遇到的一些人和他的想法恰恰相反。
如果说,梭罗想要的是逃离文明社会,那么这些人想要的便是逃离自然,前往城镇过上更刺激的生活。
ThoreauwasgreatlyinfluencedbyancientGreeceandRome.Andinasense,thephilosophyofthebookhewroteisveryclassical.Socratesoncesaidthatthe“unexaminedlifeisnotworthliving”,butwhatwasThoreaudoinginhiscabininthewoodsifnotexamininglife?
Notonlywasheexamininghisown,butthelifeofAmericaanditspeopleingeneral.
梭罗深受古希腊与古罗马的影响。
在某种意义上,他书中的哲学十分经典。
苏格拉底曾说:
“未经审视的人生不值得一过,”而梭罗在林中的小木屋里所做的如果不是审视人生,那又会是什么呢?
他不光审视了自己的人生,还审视了美国和美国人民群众的人生。
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Walden"
istheAmericanwriterHenry.David.Thoreauscreationofacollectionofessays,thebookrecordedinThoreauWaldenwhenlivingandfeelingwhatoneseesandhears.Thisbookconsistsof18essays,"
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Thoreaurecordedthemunicationbetweenfarmersandfarmers,learnedthatthehardlifeintheexchanges,nothardandcriticizedthepeasantslivedaluxuriouslifeoftherich.Inthespeciesbean,Thoreaurecordedtheprocessofgrowingbeans,gainedtheharvestthroughhisownplanting,andexperiencedthejoyoflaborandharvestfromthisprocess.
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theauthordescribeshimselfinsomeanimalseeWaldenwhenliving.TheyleftafootprintofthelifeinWalden,bringsvitalitytoopenpeacefulWalden,alsofromexperiencetopeoplewithselfharmonyandwarmenthusiasm.
showsthebeautyofnaturetous,infact,thebookofcreation,theUnitedStatesisinagricultureeratotheindustrialagestage,therapiddevelopmentofeconomy,industrializationtostimulatepeopletopursuewealth,formoneyintheexploitationofnaturalresourcesflingcautiontothewindstodestroynature.Followallkindsofenvironmentalproblems,thenaturalecologicalenvironmenthasbeenseriouslypolluted,Thoreauwanttoappealtopeopletoprotectnaturethroughhisadmirationofnatureinthepond.
Infact,notonlyinthelastcentury,nowindustrializationstillbroughtmanyenvironmentalpollution,wealsoknowthatsomefactoriessecretlydischargeofsewageandwastegas,makeclearandcleanwatertobeestinking,dark.Theriversofmanyriversarestilldriftingthroughthewhitebellyofthefish.Althoughmanylawsnowprohibitenterprisesfromdumpingwastewaterandsewage,thepunishmentisnotenoughtomakeenterprisesfeelscared,buttheystillgotheirownway.
Therearesomebusinessesinordertomeetsomepeopledesiretocapturethestateprotectedwildanimaltosell,oncewhenthepangolinisananimalsomon,isnowdifficulttofindtracesoftheminthemountains,mostofthemaredeliciousdishesonthetable.Nowchildreneventhinkthatpangolinisonlytheanimalinthebook.
Inordertoseekeconomicdevelopmentanddevelopnaturalresources,theforestcoveragerateisbeingsmallerandsmaller,andtheclarityofriversisbeinglowerandlower.Notonlytohumans,butalsotomanyoftheriverwaterforthesurvivaloftheanimalslosttheirplacetolive.Buthowcanmanliveinharmonywithnature?
Onlywhenweprotectnaturecanmanandnaturebeemoreharmonious.
WaldenisamasterpiecewrittenbyHenryDavidThoreau(1817-1862),whowasborninConcord,Massachusetts.Theagehelivedhadwitnessedtheflourishofcapitalismaswellastheprosperityofindustrializationandurbanization.Duringthe19thcentury,theAmericaneconomydevelopedatsofastratethatmostpeoplewereboundupinpursuingthematerialsatisfaction,whileingoredthespirituallifetoagreatextent.ButThoreauwasquitedifferentfromotherpeople,hedisdainedthemoderncivilizationandattachedmoreimportancetothespiritthanthematerial.Hethoughtmanypeopleofhistimelivedinanon-human-likemodernsocietyandmanymodernappliances,suchastrainsandtelegraphs,haddoneharmtopeoplesharmoniouslifepeaceandalsobrokentherelationshipbetweenhumanandnature.
Inordertoprovethatwithoutthemoderninstruments,peoplecanalsoliveahappylife,in1845,hemovedintoacabinontheshoreofWaldenPondandlivetherealonefortwoyearstogetclosetothenature.Walden,isthefamousbookmainlytalksabouthislifeandthoughtsduringthosedayslivinginthewoods.
ThoreauwassohappywiththelifelivingnearthelakeofWaldenthathefeltitasweetgracetohavethenatureaompanyandeventhesoundsofrainandthesightsaroundhishousewerefullofsincerefriendship.Inhiseyes,thenaturewasanintimatefriendofhimandallthingsinthenaturewerelivelyandvivacious.Andallkindsofanimalsinthewood,suchasfieldmouses,robinsandwildrabbitswereamicablytreatedandregardedashisadorablepanions.Heeventhoughtthatplantswerealsohadtherighttoliveequalwithhumanbeings.Justbecauseofthis,heevenblamedhimselfforhittingchestnuttreeswithstones.Frommanywordsorsentences,wecaneasilyfeelThoreausdeeploveandcaretowardsnature.
Besides,Thoreauwasapioneeringnaturelover,whocalledonpeopletostopdestoryingnaturebutprotectitbysettinghimselfanexampletoothers.Theconsciousnessoftheenvironmentalprotectionisbeingmoreandmoreimportantinourmodernsociety,whilethewholeworldistrappedinsomeseriousecologicalcrisisesresultingfromhuntingandkillinganimals,cuttingdowntreesandpollutingtheriversforpursuitofhumanbeingsowninterests.Weallhavethemonsensethatthenumberofwildlifeisdecreasing,theareaoflakeisshrinking,andthewaterisnotclearanymore.Whatsworse,environmentproblemssuchasglobewarming,climatechangeandairandwaterpollutionaredeterioratingduringthemercialprocess.Soitshightimethatweshouldrealizeweneverbethedominatorofthewholeworldconquringnature,butshouldsparenoeffortstoimprovetheenvironmentrightaway.Thatis,weshouldplywiththenaturallaws,makereasonableutilizationofnaturalresourcesandkeeptheharmoniousdevelopmentbetweenthesocietyandtheenvironment.Onlyinthiswaywillwehasanopportunitytoembraceabrightfutureandachieveasustainablesociety.
Inthebook,Walden,Thoreaunotonlyadvocatedtheprotectionofnature,butalsoencouragepeopletoprehendandreturntonature.Hetoldususinghisownexperiencethatbylivingasimplelifeclosetonature,wehumanbeingswillfindoutthetruevalueoflifeandsignificanceofexistence.
Afterreadingthebook,whatimpressedmemostisthedescriptionofthefascinatingsceneryaroundtheWaldenpound,especiallythesesentences:
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Alakeisthelandscapesmostbeautifulandexpressivefeature.Itisearthseye;
lookingintowhichthebeholdermeasuresthedepthofhisownnature.Thefluviatiletreesnexttheshorearetheslendereyelasheswhichfringeit,andthe