第24节
【】poetry,inthenfu
asandinhase,butthenfugentlen,broughtupinhispuritan
vieseeanyfuninnfucius,justashefailedtoseethewonderful
tenderlovelyrishikinggiviastiterpretations,asthee
theologiansgiveofthesongofsongs.thereisaveryfinehuurintao
yuanngsings,too,asortofquietleisurelyandarefinedluxuryof
selfabkthebestexaleofonhisunhysons:
telesaregrey,solongerfull.
fivesonshavei,andheikesschool.
ahshuissixteenandaslazyaslazybe.
ahhsiianisfifteenandnotasteforreadinghashe.
thirteenareyungandtuaheyttellsixfroeven.
atungsonlypearsanuts梚ntwoyearshellbeeleven.
theythishbethewillofheaven.
huurthereis,too,intufusandlipospoetry,tufuenproduhis
readersabittersle,andlipoantionchalawe
donotcallit”huur.”theunholyahe
natiionalsorestriadethepresentation
ofnovelpointsofvieouronlylivesonnovelandinal
pointsofvieentisnotnducivetothe
produorousliterature.ifanyoneakealleofese
huur,hethefolksongsandtheyuandrasandthe
ngnovels,alloutsidethepaleoftheal”literatureandintheprivatenotes
aersofsingdynasties,hey
arealittleofftheirguard.
buttheesehavehelessahuuralltheiroheyalwayslovea
goodjoke.itishuurofagriersort,andisbasedonthefaralviewoflife.in
spiteoftheextrelyseriousstyleintheireditorialandpolitigs,hare
seldoelievedbyhuur,theyoftensurprisethefnersbytheextrelylight
nnerinportantrefraesas,likethe
kuontangagrarianprograe,thesanndoinerelief,
the,aiopiuureaux.anariprofessor,
retlyvisitingshanghaiauringintheeselleges,pletely
surprisedbytheburstoflaughteraudentaudienadeaserious
referenbureaux,heetbystillloudervolleys
ofsilverylaughter.
forhuuris,asihavesaid,apointofvielife.hthatview
oflifeoreorlessfaliar.lifeisahugefardanbeingsare
repuppetsinit.thenakeslifetooseriously,whoobeyslibrary
readingrooulestooholy,erelya
signboardsaysso,alakesafoolofhielfandisusuallysubjectedtolaughter
froisolderlleagues,andsincelaughterisntagious,verysoonhebeesa
hurist,too.
thishuristfaralitythesintheinabilityoftheesetotakeanything
seriously,frohestseriouspolitiventtoadogsfuneral.the
faralelentinesefuneralsistypical.inthegrandiloquentfuneral
proiddleclasses,youseestreeturshdirty
faultilouredrobes,aied,indea,
bybrassbandsplaying”oniansoldiers,”sareoftenadduced
byeuropeansasproofsoftheour.aesefuneralprocession,
hobolofesehuur,foreuropeansaloakeafuneral
proakeitsole.asolefuneralisinnceivableto
theesend.heeuropeanserristhat,htheirprenceivednotions,
theythinkapriorithatafuneralshouldbeasoleaffair.afuneral,likeawedding,
shouldbenoisyandshouldbeexpethereisnoreasonshouldbe
sole.soleityisalreadyprovidedforinthegrandiloquentgoherestis
forandforsfarce.tothisday,iotdistinguishbetweenafuneralanda
iliseeaffinorahair.
bolizedbythehighlyfaralfuneralprocession,
nsistsinplianceassudthetotaldisregardofthe
substanactuality.oneourofaesefuneralshould
beabletoreadandinterpretsproperlyalso.political
prograesandoffi,beingdraftedby
clerksbasticphraseology,justasthereare
specialshopskeepingfuneralprocessiongoaraphealiaforhire,andno
intelligenteseevertakestheeriously.iffnnes
bolofthefuneralgoind,theyobe
sledbytheergiveuptheeseasauniquepeoplethattheyfailto
uand.
thisfarandsubstanbe
illustratedinariaddifferenteyearsago,agoventorder,
inatinginarequestfrohetralkuontang,prohibitedtheese
goventnistriesfroeepingshanghaioffiinisters
esinshanghai,andthroberofpeopleoutofjobs.the
nankingnistersherdefiedthenankingordeorpetitionedforitsrepealon
hogroundsofinnveniendiraability.noprofessionalclerkuldbe
akeitacrd,si
antthedesireofents,hwouldbe
unpatriotic.theydidaninfinitelyclevererthingbygingthedoorplatesoftheir
shanghaioffidcallingtheradeiionbureaux.thedoorplatesprobably
sttydollarsapie
...
asandinhase,butthenfugentlen,broughtupinhispuritan
vieseeanyfuninnfucius,justashefailedtoseethewonderful
tenderlovelyrishikinggiviastiterpretations,asthee
theologiansgiveofthesongofsongs.thereisaveryfinehuurintao
yuanngsings,too,asortofquietleisurelyandarefinedluxuryof
selfabkthebestexaleofonhisunhysons:
telesaregrey,solongerfull.
fivesonshavei,andheikesschool.
ahshuissixteenandaslazyaslazybe.
ahhsiianisfifteenandnotasteforreadinghashe.
thirteenareyungandtuaheyttellsixfroeven.
atungsonlypearsanuts梚ntwoyearshellbeeleven.
theythishbethewillofheaven.
huurthereis,too,intufusandlipospoetry,tufuenproduhis
readersabittersle,andlipoantionchalawe
donotcallit”huur.”theunholyahe
natiionalsorestriadethepresentation
ofnovelpointsofvieouronlylivesonnovelandinal
pointsofvieentisnotnducivetothe
produorousliterature.ifanyoneakealleofese
huur,hethefolksongsandtheyuandrasandthe
ngnovels,alloutsidethepaleoftheal”literatureandintheprivatenotes
aersofsingdynasties,hey
arealittleofftheirguard.
buttheesehavehelessahuuralltheiroheyalwayslovea
goodjoke.itishuurofagriersort,andisbasedonthefaralviewoflife.in
spiteoftheextrelyseriousstyleintheireditorialandpolitigs,hare
seldoelievedbyhuur,theyoftensurprisethefnersbytheextrelylight
nnerinportantrefraesas,likethe
kuontangagrarianprograe,thesanndoinerelief,
the,aiopiuureaux.anariprofessor,
retlyvisitingshanghaiauringintheeselleges,pletely
surprisedbytheburstoflaughteraudentaudienadeaserious
referenbureaux,heetbystillloudervolleys
ofsilverylaughter.
forhuuris,asihavesaid,apointofvielife.hthatview
oflifeoreorlessfaliar.lifeisahugefardanbeingsare
repuppetsinit.thenakeslifetooseriously,whoobeyslibrary
readingrooulestooholy,erelya
signboardsaysso,alakesafoolofhielfandisusuallysubjectedtolaughter
froisolderlleagues,andsincelaughterisntagious,verysoonhebeesa
hurist,too.
thishuristfaralitythesintheinabilityoftheesetotakeanything
seriously,frohestseriouspolitiventtoadogsfuneral.the
faralelentinesefuneralsistypical.inthegrandiloquentfuneral
proiddleclasses,youseestreeturshdirty
faultilouredrobes,aied,indea,
bybrassbandsplaying”oniansoldiers,”sareoftenadduced
byeuropeansasproofsoftheour.aesefuneralprocession,
hobolofesehuur,foreuropeansaloakeafuneral
proakeitsole.asolefuneralisinnceivableto
theesend.heeuropeanserristhat,htheirprenceivednotions,
theythinkapriorithatafuneralshouldbeasoleaffair.afuneral,likeawedding,
shouldbenoisyandshouldbeexpethereisnoreasonshouldbe
sole.soleityisalreadyprovidedforinthegrandiloquentgoherestis
forandforsfarce.tothisday,iotdistinguishbetweenafuneralanda
iliseeaffinorahair.
bolizedbythehighlyfaralfuneralprocession,
nsistsinplianceassudthetotaldisregardofthe
substanactuality.oneourofaesefuneralshould
beabletoreadandinterpretsproperlyalso.political
prograesandoffi,beingdraftedby
clerksbasticphraseology,justasthereare
specialshopskeepingfuneralprocessiongoaraphealiaforhire,andno
intelligenteseevertakestheeriously.iffnnes
bolofthefuneralgoind,theyobe
sledbytheergiveuptheeseasauniquepeoplethattheyfailto
uand.
thisfarandsubstanbe
illustratedinariaddifferenteyearsago,agoventorder,
inatinginarequestfrohetralkuontang,prohibitedtheese
goventnistriesfroeepingshanghaioffiinisters
esinshanghai,andthroberofpeopleoutofjobs.the
nankingnistersherdefiedthenankingordeorpetitionedforitsrepealon
hogroundsofinnveniendiraability.noprofessionalclerkuldbe
akeitacrd,si
antthedesireofents,hwouldbe
unpatriotic.theydidaninfinitelyclevererthingbygingthedoorplatesoftheir
shanghaioffidcallingtheradeiionbureaux.thedoorplatesprobably
sttydollarsapie
...