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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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【作者简介】
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高兹沃斯·洛斯·狄金森（1862—1932），英国著名哲学家，他终身就职于剑桥大学国王学院，并因出版《来自中国官员的信札：东方人眼中的西方文明》（1901）而享有国际声誉。狄金森称自己是社会主义者，他的转变是出于对当时混乱社会秩序的极度不满。但他关注的是过去，而不是未来，是精神世界，而不是持续的物质进步。此人对于东方的观点定是富有同情且充满洞见的。狄金森由阿尔伯特·卡尔旅行奖学金的委托人派到中国，并在《论印度、中国、日本的文明》一文中对三个国家精神及文化财富做了简短而出色的报告。
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