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大家知道,下定义是困难的, 因为任何肯定都是否定:我们肯定的东西都是有限的,而否定的东西都是无限的。譬如,我们说,牛是耕田的动物,这固然不错,但同时就否定了牛的许多其它属性:牛的肉可以吃,牛的皮可以穿,牛的奶——如果它是母牛的话——可以喝。不仅如此,古人说“牛能斗虎”,历史上还有过“火牛阵”的奇观,这就是说,牛还可以用来打仗。我的意思是,给文学下定义正像给牛下定义一样,要想做到精确和完美,殊为不易。也许有同学说,可以去查辞典呀!但我不想援引现存的诠释,而更愿忠实自己的思想,自己的感受,从四面八方来逼近文学。
As we all know, the definition is difficult, because any affirmation is a negation: we affirm that everything is finite, and the negation is infinite. For example, we say that cattle are farming animals, which is good, but at the same time it deny many other attributes of cattle: cattle’s meat can be eaten, cow’s skin can be worn, cow’s milk if it is a cow’s words - You can drink. Not only that, the ancients said that “the cows can fight tigers” and that there are “miracles” in the history. This means that cows can also be used for fighting. What I mean is that the definition of literature is just like defining cows. It is not easy to be precise and perfect. Some students may say that they can go to search the dictionary, but I do not want to invoke the existing interpretations, but rather to be faithful to my own thoughts, my own feelings, and approach literature from all directions.