Nor can it be said truly that a pure-blooded Chinese could
ever quite disagree with Chuangtse's ideas. Taoism is not a
school of thought in China, it is a deep, fundamental trait of Chinese thinking, and of the Chinese attitude toward life and toward society. It has depth, while Confucianism has only a practical sense of proportions; it enriches Chinese poetry and
且所译原文,每每属于西洋艺术作品,如诗文小说之
类,译者不译此等书则已,若译此等书则于达用之外,
不可不注意于文字之美的问题。
译艺术文最重要的,就是应以原文之风格与其内容并 重。不但须注意其说的什么,并且须注意怎么说法。 凡译艺术文的人,必先把其所译作者之风度神韵预先
认出,于译时复极力发挥,才是尽译艺术文之义
的翻译理论基本上没有超出严复和林语堂这两位大家所讨论过
的范畴,所异者只是表达方式而已。
Chuangtse,
Mystic and Humorist: Lin Yutang's Introduction
Jesus was followed by St. Paul, Socrates by Plato, Confucius by Mencius, and Laotse by Chuangtse. In all four cases, the first