39、诗歌、美丽、浪漫、爱情，才是我们活着的意义。

 

　　《英语诗歌五百年》序言：要完全理解诗歌，我们首先必须了解它的格调、韵律、修辞手法，然后提两个问题：第一，诗主题如何艺术地实现；第二，诗主题的重要性。

    To fully understand poetry, we must first be fluent with its meter, rhyme and figures of speech, then ask two questions: 1) How artfully has the objective of the poem been rendered and 2) How important is that objective?

 

　　我们不是在接水管。We're not laying pipe。

 

　　惟有在梦中，人们才是真正自由的。Only in their dreams can men be truly free。