TGG-Chapter 17 瑜伽和点金术

Summary

这一章主要讲了中国古代的长生不老术。涉及到化学和养生的知识，无论原文还是译文自己都看得不感兴趣…其中反复出现的生词也多与主题相关，如elixir（炼金药）pill（药丸）carcass（尸体，corpse）alchemy（炼金术）sulphur（硫化物）等，不过我觉得有一些词汇和表达还是很实用的。我把它们组合起来写了一篇作文，通过练习来加强记忆。

Words

Vitality 生气，活力

原文：Su Tungpo observed a new glow of vitality in his brother’s appearance.

Be subject to 受支配

原文：We are subject to other emotional disturbances from the heart fire.

No avail 无用的

原文：Tseyu had suffered in his childhood from indigestion in summer and cough in autumn, and medicine had proved of no avail.

Futile 无用的

原文：Apart from this futile search for the philosopher’s stone, I do not think the principles of hygiene inculcated by the Taoists very much differ from the advice of modern doctors.

Sentences

1. Its purpose was both physical and mental. Physically it aimed to achieve a glow of physical health, the strengthening of one’s constitution and vitality and consequent disappearance of longstanding ailments; mentally it aimed at establishing stability of mind and emotions and release of psychic energies.

2. what more could a man ask of God?

什么，还有。

Eg：But what more could I want to know?

Eg：And, Philip, what more have you learned about what's happened to these Marines who were killed?

Writing

There are many people living among us who look askance at university education. They think knowledge from campus is of no avail. Tutors always teach things in the same methods for several years regardless of the variation of society from which it leads students to get futile skills. However, I am opposite to opinions like this.

I think the purpose of university education is both technical and mental. Technically it aims at establishing a structure of thinking for students who are about to stride into the society in which there is not any standard answers for any questions; mentally it aims to cultivate a merit of independence for the students who used to be protected by their parents.

The university has offered all the things we want. What more could we ask of it?