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LinyutangChinesewriter,philosopher,translator,editorandpoet BackgroundBorninLongxi,Fujianprovince.Thesonofaminister牧师.HiseducationinXiamenwasthefirsttoexposehimtotruewesternculture.Afterward,hestudiedinSaintJonh’sUniversity,HarvardUniversityandtheLeipzigUniversity.LinspentmostofhislifeintheUnitedStatesandwrotemostofhismanyworksinEnglish. Contributions(1)TranslationLin’stranslationhasenlightenedtotoday’stranslationstudies.HehastranslatedalargenumberofprofoundChineseclassicsintoEnglishtospreadtherichChineseculturetothewesternworld.And,healsobroughtthewesternculturetoourcountrythroughit. TranslationAppreciation寻寻觅觅，冷冷清清，凄凄惨惨戚戚。乍暖还寒时候，最难将息。三杯两盏淡酒，怎敌他、晚来风急？雁过也，正伤心，却是旧时相识Sodim,sodark,Sodense稠密的,sodull阴暗的,Sodamp潮湿,sodank阴湿,Sodead!Theweather,nowwarm,nowcold,MakesitharderThanevertoforget!HowcanafewcupsofthinwineBringwarmthagainstThechilly寒冷的windsofsunset?Irecognizethegeeseflyingoverhead:Myoldfriends,Bringnottheoldmemoriesback! TranslationAppreciation满地黄花堆积。憔悴损，如今有谁堪摘？守著窗儿，独自怎生得黑？梧桐更兼细雨，到黄昏、点点滴滴。Letfallenflowersliewheretheyfall.TowhatpurposeandforwhomshouldIdecorate?Bythewindowshut,guardingitalone,toseetheskyhasturnedsoblack!Andthedrizzle毛毛雨onthekolanutKeepsondroning:Pit-a-pat,pit-a-pat! Contributions(2)IntroduceChineseculturalspiritsandtheChinesewayoflifetothewesternthroughhisEnglishworks.ThehassaidaboutLinyutanglikethis:”SomewesternpeoplewithlimitedknowledgeknowaboutLinyutangbeforetheyknowaboutChina,andtheyknowaboutChinabeforetheyknowthesplendidcultureofChina”ThehassaidaboutLinyutang:"heexplainstowesternpeopleofhiscountrymenandthecustomsofthecountry,noonecanmatch." MomentinPeking《京华烟云》ALeafintheStorm《风声鹤唳》BetweenTearsandLaughter《啼笑皆非》MyCountryandMyPeople《吾国与吾民》TheImportanceofLiving《生活的艺术》ThyGayGenius《苏东坡传》LadyWu《武则天传》andsoon…works WorkAppreciationTHECHINESETHEORYOFLEISUREBeforewereadthisessay,wemustknowthatitisselectedfrom.Anditwaswrritenforwesternpeopletoread.Let’sseehowLinintroducetheChinesetheoryofLeisuretothewesternhustler催促者. THECHINESETHEORYOFLEISURETheAmericanisknownasagreathustler催促者,astheChineseisknownasagreatloafer.游手好闲者(contrast)Andasalloppositesadmireeachother,IsuspectthattheAmericanhustleradmirestheChineseloaferasmuchastheChineseloaferadmirestheAmericanhustler.Suchthingsarecalledthecharmsofnationaltraits. WorkAppreciationCulture,asIunderstandit,isessentiallyaproductofleisure(Doyouagreethissentence?).Theartofcultureisthereforeessentiallytheartofloafing游手好闲.FromtheChinesepointofview,themanwhoiswiselyidle懒惰isthemostculturedman(whatdoesthe“wiselyidle”mean).Forthereseemstobeaphilosophiccontradictionbetweenbeingbusyand"beingwise.Thosewho.arewisewon"tbebusy,andthosewhoaretoobusycan"tbewise.Thewisestmanisthereforehewholoafsmostgracefully. "Leisureintimeislikeunoccupiedfloorspaceinaroom(similar).Everyworkinggirlwhorentsasmallroomwhereeveryinchofspaceisfullyutilizedfeelshighlyuncomfortablebecauseshehasnoroomtomoveabout,andthemomentshegetsaraiseinsalary,shemovesintoabiggerroomwherethereisalittlemoreunusedfloorspace,besidesthosestrictlyusefulspacesoccupiedbyhersinglebed,herdressingtableandhertwo-burnergasrange.Itisthatunoccupiedspacewhichmakesaroomhabitable,asitisourleisurehourswhichmakelifeendurable.IunderstandthereisarichwomanlivingonParkAvenue,whoboughtupaneighboringlottopreventanybodyfromerectingaskyscrapernexttoherhouse.Sheispayingabigsumofmoneyinordertohavespacefullyandperfectlymadeuseless,anditseemstomesheneverspenthermoneymorewisely. Inthisconnection,Imightmentionapersonalexperience.Icouldneverseethebeautyofskyscrapers摩天大厦inNewYork,anditwasnotagoodfrontage(metaphor)andatleasthalfamileofunusedspacearoundit.Chicagoisfortunateinthisrespect,becauseithasmorespacethanManhattan（contrast）.Thetallbuildingsarebetterspaced,andthereisthepossibilityofobtaininganunobstructedviewofthemfromalongdistance.Figurativelyspeaking,we,too,aresocrampedinourlifethatwecannotenjoyafreeperspectiveofthebeautiesofourspirituallife.Welackspiritualfrontage. Thankyou!