高中英语Unit18Beauty背景知识拓展北师大版选修6

Unit 18 BeautyA young man sees a sunset and, unable to understand or to express the emotion that it

Unit18Beauty Ayoungmanseesasunsetand, Thatallgreathasthis unabletounderstandorto powerofsuggestingaworld expresstheemotionthatit beyondisundeniable.Insome rousesinhim,concludesthatit moods,Naturesharesit.Thereis mustbethegatewaytoworldthat noskyinJunesobluethatit liesbeyond.Itisdifficultfor doesnotpointforwardtoabluer, anyofusinmomentsofintense nosunsetsobeautifulthatit aestheticexperiencetoresist doesnotwakenthevisionofa thesuggestionthatweare greaterbeauty,avisionwhich catchingaglimpseofalight passesbeforeitisfully thatshinesdowntousfroma glimpsed,andinpassingleaves differentrealmofexistence, andindefinablelongingand differentand,becausethe regret.But,ifthisworldisnot experienceisintenselymoving, merelyabadjoke,lifeavulgar insomewayhigher.And,thought flareamidthecoolradianceof hegleamsblindanddazzle,yet thestars,andexistenceanempty dotheyconveyahintofbeauty laughbrayingacrossthe andserenitygreaterthanwehave mysteries;iftheseintimations knownorimagined.Greatertoo ofasomethingbehindandbeyond thanwecandescribe;for arenotevilhumourbornof language,whichwasinventedto indigestion,orwhimsiessentby conveythemeaningsofthisworld, thedeviltomockandmaddenus. cannotreadilybefittedtothe if,inaword,beautymeans usesofanother. something,yetwemustnotseek