Ⅰ. 阅读感悟
坦白说，之前读中文版时，只是想多了解一下苏轼，而林语堂先生也是十分好地践行了国学大家的斐然文采。但是一口气读完序言部分，酣畅淋漓之余只想深深地膜拜，我惊异于作者用词精准独到、生动优美，更感慨于作者饱满迸发的情感——怎么可以有这么多形容词恰到好处地被他写出来？明明是那么传统独特的中国文化，为什么一经作者之笔，我几乎都没有感到多少文化隔阂？读了不少大家的文化散文，头一次在有关中国文化的英语文章里受到了震撼般的冲击。很感动，也很兴奋，希望我能保持这份激情读完这本书吧！
我记得中文版的扉页上有这么一段形容苏轼的话，在当时看来，非常有别于课本上的苏轼形象——一个无可救药的乐天派、一个伟大的人道主义者、一个百姓的朋友、一个大文豪、大书法家、创新的画家、造酒试验家、一个工程师、一个憎恨清教徒主义的人、一位瑜伽修行者、一位佛教徒、一位巨儒、一位政治家、一个皇帝的秘书、酒仙、厚道的法官、一位在政治上专唱反调的人。一个月夜徘徊者、一个诗人、一个小丑。但是这还不足以道出苏东坡的全部，苏东坡具有多才多艺的天才的深厚、广博、诙谐，有高度的智力，有天真烂漫的赤子之心——正如耶稣所说具有蟒蛇的智慧，兼有鸽子的温柔敦厚。刚刚在序言部分也读到了这段话，排比的使用产生的高亢效果也丝毫不减。由此我想，从另一种文化语言去再次了解苏轼，真的不失为一种奇妙的体验。
Ⅱ. 词汇
1. enfant terrible
It was a matter of sustenance of the spirit to have on one's shelves the works of a man with great charm, originality, and integrity of purpose, an enfant terrible, a great original mind that could not conform.
· 这是个法语词汇，一开始指因好奇发问而没有忌讳的儿童、使大人难堪的孩子，引申意义很有意思。
Traditionally, it refers to a child who is terrifyingly candid by saying embarrasing things to parents or others. However, the expression has drawn multiple usage in careers of art, fashion, music, and other creative arts. In these careers, it implies a successful "genius" who is very strinking and in some cases, offensive or rebellious. Exactly Su Tungpo is.
2. pristine
He wrote for no other reason than that he enjoyed writing, and today we enjoy his writing for no other reason than that he wrote so beautifully, generously, and out of the pristine innocence of his heart.
· innocence已经很能形容苏轼的赤子之心了，再加上一个pristine——而不是pure之类——完美。
Definition: [formal] Pristine things are extremely clean or new. 纯净的；未受损的；崭新的
Sentence: No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes.
3. lame
That is the kind of charm which I am trying to describe in my lame and halting fashion and which has made him the favorite poet of so many Chinese scholars.
Definition: If you describe something, for example an excuse, argument, or remark, as lame, you mean that it is poor or weak.（借口、论点、评论等）站不住脚的；蹩脚的；拙劣的
· 之前没怎么见过lame用来自谦自己的文笔拙劣的用法，这一次看到觉得非常形象，lame本身就是跛脚的意思，这个词语后面的halting也是类似的用法，原意是蹒跚的，引申为迟疑的、结结巴巴的。
Sentence: I found a very lame excuse for my getting up late.
