英譯漢：正如達爾文發(fā)現有機自然界的發(fā)展規(guī)律一樣，馬克思發(fā)現了人類歷史的發(fā)展規(guī)律，即歷來繁茂蕪雜的意識形態(tài)所掩蓋著的一個簡單事實：人們首先要吃、要喝、要穿、要住，然后才能從事政治、科學、藝術、宗教等等;所以，生產直接與生活有關部門的物質用品，會為一個民族或一個時代帶來一定的經濟發(fā)展，這兩者又構成了國家制度、法律觀念、藝術以及宗教思想的基礎。因此，我們必須從這個方向來解釋上述種種觀念與思想，而不是依隨那一直以來的相反方向去解釋這些觀念與思想。

　　漢譯英：As far as eye could see, the pool with its winding margin was covered with　trim leaves, which rose high out of the water like the flared skirts of dancing girls. And starring these tiers of leaves were white lotus　flowers, alluringly open or bashfully in bud, like glimmering pearls,　stars in an azure sky, or beauties fresh from the bath. The breeze carried past gusts of fragrance, like the strains of a song faintly heard from a　far-off tower. And leaves and blossoms trembled slightly, while in a flash　the scent was carried away. As the closely serried leaves bent, a tide of　opaque emerald could be glimpsed. That was the softly running water beneath, hidden from sight, its colour invisible, though the leaves looked　more graceful than ever.