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irrelevant, not concerned with the matter in hand; not pertinent to.
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superstructure, what rests on a foundation; a building in relation to its foundations.
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water-taps, the tubular plug with internal valve by which the flow of water from a pipe can be allowed or checked.
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sewers, covered underground drains for carrying off the refuse of houses or towns.
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the Roman Empire, established by Augustus （27 B.C.）, divided by Theodosius （A.D. 395） into western and eastern. Western down till 1806.
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scrofulous, the adjective of the noun scrofula , a constitutional disease with glandular swellings.
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corrugated iron roofs, iron sheetings bent into wavy ridges, used to cover the roofs of buildings, especially buildings for manufacturing and other industrial purposes.
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blot, blemish; something that spoils or mars the beauty and perfection.
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decadent æsthetes, lovers or appreciators of beauty who cling to theories that are declining or dying.
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Weste rn tourists, holiday travelers from the West; Occidental travelers.
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funicular railway, railway worked by cable and stationary engine.
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advertisement, billboards with pictures and writing painted or printed on, in glaring colors, to advertise a particular kind of goods.
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paying investment, a business investment that pays profits in return for the capital that you have put into the project.
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affectation, artificial or studied display of modesty.
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Questions
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1. How was the way wonderful?
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2. How do the Chinese show that they are peculiarly sensitive to such beauty?
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3. When men worship the mountain, what is it that they worship?
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4. For what sort of religion do the Chinese seem to be pre-eminently gifted ?
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5. On what did we Chinese rear the superstructure of a great culture? What does Western civilization bring?
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6. Is the destruction of beauty a small matter? What have we Chinese done to Tai Shan? What would the West do to Tai Shan, given the inducement?
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7. Why does the author say, “Would that China could civilize the West!”
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参考译文
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【作品简介】
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《圣山》一文选自高兹沃斯·洛斯·狄金森所著《面面观：旅途琐记》，阿伦出版公司出版。
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