HandsomeistheessenceoftheFrenchwayoflife
跟法国人打了半辈子交道,结交和接触过法国各种各样的人,法国人给我印象最深的,便是他们的潇洒.潇洒二字似乎道出了法国人生活方式的精髓.
WiththeFrenchplayedhalfmylifedealings,makeandcontactedtheFrenchallsortsofpeople,theFrenchgavemethedeepestimpression,istheirnaturalandunrestrained.HandsometwowordsseemedouttheessenceoftheFrenchwayoflife.
法语中没有“时间即金钱”一说
TheFrenchdidnot"timeismoney"said
法国散文名家蒙田说得很透彻:“我们最豪迈、最光荣的事业,乃是生活得惬意,一切其他事情,执政、致富、建造产业,充其量也只不过是这一事业的点缀和附属品.”“时间即金钱”,被美国人奉为金科玉律,法国人只当耳旁风.法语里压根没有这一说.法国人对美国人只忙于赚钱而不会生活,很不以为然,他们不会为了钱而让自己活得不自在.
TheFrenchprosemastersMontaignesaid:"weverythoroughthemostheroic,themostgloriouscause,butlivecomfortably,allotherthings,ruling,rich,buildingindustry,atbestisonlythecauseofembellishmentandaccessories.""Timeismoney",regardedasthegoldenlawsandpreciousrulesbyAmericans,theFrenchonlytake.TheFrenchdon'thavethistosay.TheFrenchtoAmericansonlybusywithmakingmoneyandnotlife,isnottoregarditasright,theyarenotforthemoneyandletmyselfbeuncomfortable.
现代生活节奏越来越快,人们像丢了魂一样跟着转,简直喘不过气来.可是,法国人却善于控制生活节奏,善于忙里偷闲.休闲,据说是中世纪贵族遗风,如今法国人予以发扬光大,赋予现代的形式与内涵.悠闲潇洒,是法国人的清雅情趣,也是法国人的生活艺术.
Theincreasinglyrapidpaceofmodernlife,peoplelikelostsoulasfollow,almostoutofbreath.However,theFrenchweregoodatcontrollingtherhythmoflife,tobegoodatbreak.Leisure,issaidtobeamedievalrelic,nowtheFrenchtocarryforward,giventheformandconnotationofmodern.Carefree,isFrencheleganttaste,butalsotheFrenchartofliving.
咖啡馆最能体现法国人的潇洒情怀
CoffeemuseumcanbestembodytheFrenchnaturalfeelings
从喝咖啡这件生活小事,足以领略法国人的生活艺术和情趣.在崇尚实用的美国人看来,喝咖啡是为了保持快速节奏和提高工作效率.不少美国公司和机构为职工供应咖啡,大杯牛饮,分文不取.笔者在美国期间,就深感这不光是一种福利,更是老板精明之处.法国可没有这种规矩.法国人喝咖啡,着眼点不在于提神,而是为了松弛,为了在烦扰喧嚣的尘世中寻找一点静谧和安详,从浓浓的咖啡中品味人生的隽永,追求一种精神享受.
FromdrinkingCoffeethislife,enoughtoappreciatetheFrenchartoflivingandtaste.ItseemsthatinadvocatingpracticalAmericansdrinkCoffee,istomaintaintherapidrhythmandimproveworkefficiency.ManyUsaIncandinstitutionsforworkersupplycoffeemugofdrink,freeofcharge.TheauthorintheUnitedStatesduringtheperiod,wasdeeplythisisnotonlyakindofwelfare,isshrewdboss.Francehasnosuchrules.Frenchcoffee,thefocusisnotrefreshing,butinordertorelaxation,forabitofquietandsereneannoyanceinthenoisyearth,meaningfullifetastefromthethickcoffee,thepursuitofaspiritualenjoyment.
法国人泡咖啡馆的习气由来已久.过去咖啡馆弥漫着浓郁的文学艺术气息.咖啡馆曾是知名作家、思想家、艺术家的汇聚之地,甚至是他们别具一格的工作室,是不少传世之作的诞生地.有位诗人说过:“我不在咖啡馆,就在去咖啡馆的路上.”但时至今日,咖啡馆的文化艺术气氛淡化了,休闲的色彩浓重了.
Frenchcoffeehabitforalongtime.Inthepastthecoffeeshopfilledwiththerichliteraryart.Thecafewaswell-knownwriters,thinkersandartistsconverge,eventheiruniquestudio,isthebirthplaceofmanymasterpieces.Apoetoncesaid:"I'mnotinacafeonthewaytothecafe."Buttoday,thecafecultureartatmosphereofdesalination,leisurehasastrongcolor.
泡咖啡馆,是地地道道的潇洒人生写照.如果说,麦当劳快餐是美国生活方式的代表作,那么,满街星罗棋布的咖啡馆可算是法国生活方式的一绝.无论巴黎还是外省,咖啡馆满目皆是.咖啡座往往一直延伸到人行道上,顾客盈门.这是法国独特的人文景观,充满诗情画意.
Coffee,isthegenuinenaturallifeportrayal.Ifsay,McDonald'sfastfoodistherepresentativeoftheAmericanwayof