Lily的Scalers Talk第八轮新概念朗读持续力训练Da

Lesson 24-1        Beauty

A young man sees a sunset  and, unable to understand or to express the emotion that it rouses in him, concludes that it must be the gateway to a world that lies beyond. It is difficult for any of us in moments of intense aesthetic experience to resist the suggestion that we are catching a glimpse of a light that shines down to us from a different realm of existence, different and, because the experience is intensely moving, in some way higher. And, though the gleams blind and dazzle, yet do they convey a hint of beauty and serenity greater than we have known or imagined. Greater too than we can describe; for language, which was invented to convey the meanings of this world, cannot readily be fitted to the uses of another.

That all great art has this power of suggesting a world beyond is undeniable. In some moods, Nature shares it.

intense  /ɪnˈtens/  强烈的

aesthetic  /esˈθetɪk/   审美的

resist  抵抗

realm   /relm/    世界、领域

gleam  /ɡliːm/  闪烁

dazzle /ˈdæzl/  使眼花缭乱

convey /kənˈveɪ/  输送;传送;传达;

serenity /sə'renəti/  宁静;平静;安详

undeniable /ˌʌndɪˈnaɪəbl/  不可否认的;确凿的

in some way  在某种程度上

mood /muːd/  情绪;心情;气氛;

readily /ˈredɪli/  轻而易举地;乐意地;