欧洲文化史背诵.docx

欧洲文化史背诵You cannot step twice into the same river; for fresh waters are flowing in upon you. The sun is new everyday. P22 Aristotle p29Tragedy, then, is an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude; in language embellished(润色) with each kind of artistic ornament(装饰) , the several kinds being found in separate parts of the play; in the form of action, not of narrative; through pity and fear effecting the proper purgation of these emotions. By “language embellished”, I mean language into which rhythm, “harmony”, and song enter. By “the several kinds in separate parts”, I mean, that some parts are rendered through the medium of verse alone, others again with the aid of song.Impact p35“Why shouldn’t the childhood of human society---the stage at which it attained its most attractive development---exercise an eternal charm, as an age that will never return?”Prose (散文) P40These studies are an impetus to youth, and a delight to age; they are an adornment to good future(锦上添花), refuge and relief in trouble(雪中送炭);they enrich private and do not hamper(妨碍)public life; they are with us by night, they are with us on long journeys, they are with us in the depths of country.Poetry p43Nothing can be created out of nothing.没有什么凭空产生。Matter is eternal.物质是永恒的。General introduction p51Among all the religions by which people seek to worship, Christianity is by far the most influential in the West. Every phase of man’s life is touched by this religion, so much so that it has become part and parcel of Western culture. As is mentioned in the previous division, Judeo-Christian tradition constitutes one of the two major components of European culture. Judaism and Christianity are closely related. In fact, it was the Jewish tradition which gave birth to Christianity. Both originated in Palestine--- the hub(中心) of migration and trade routes, which led to exchange of ideas over wide areas.The Old Testament p52The Bible is a collection of religio