The number and variety of our experiments in building show the dissatisfaction不满, 不平 of the public taste with what has been hitherto到目前为achieved; the expense消耗花费 at which they have been made proves how strong is the yearning思念;渴望 after excellence; the talents talents人才and acquirements取得,习得 of the artists whose services have been engaged in them are such as to convince us that the fault lies in the system, not in the men.
Is it possible that out of this chaos混乱, 紊乱 order can arise?—that of these conflicting dialects方言, 土语 and jargons行话; 黑话; 隐语 a language can be born? When shall we have done with experiments? What refuge避难 is there from the absurdities极端无理性,悖理；荒谬 that have successively usurped篡夺;霸占the name and functions功能 of architecture?
Is it not better to go on with consistency一致性, 连贯性and uniformity, 一致;单调;无差异 in imitation 模仿, 仿效of an admired model, than incur遭受; 招致, 引起 the disgrace of other failures?
In answering these questions let us remember with humility卑躬屈膝 that all salutary有益的 changes are the work of many and of time; but let us encourage experiment at the risk of license, rather than submit认输顺从 to an iron铁 rule that begins by sacrificing牺牲, 舍身 reason, dignity, and comfort.
Let us consult nature, and in the assurance that she will disclose说出, 表明 a mine 我，矿井richer than was ever dreamed of by the Greeks, in art as well as in philosophy. 人生哲学, 人生观Let us regard as ingratitude忘恩负义 to the anthor of nature the despondent idleness that sits down while one want is unprovided无供给的, 无生活来源的for, one worthy object unattained. 未达到的,未获得的
If , as the first step in our search after the great principles of construction, we but observe观察; 研究the skeletons骨骼标本 and skins of animals, though all the varieties of beast and bird, of fish and insect, are we not as forcibly强迫地,强制地 struck by their variety as by their beauty?
There is no arbitrary任意的；武断的 law of proportion, 均衡; 相称 no unbending变直，变得随意 model of form. There is scarce缺乏的, 罕见的 a part of the animal organization which we do not find elongated延长,加长 or shortened, increased, diminished, 减少 or suppressed, as require.
The neck of the swan and that of the eagle, however different in character品质, 特性and proportion, 均衡; 相称equally 相等地,同等地charm魅力, 吸引力 the eye and satisfy the reason. We approve赞成, 同意the length of the same member in grazing擦过, 掠过 animals, its shortness in beasts of prey. 猎物,
The horse is shanks 小腿are thin, and we admire赞赏them; the greyhound’s灰狗,快速船 chest胸部, 胸腔2. （常为木制的）箱子, 柜子is deep, and we cry, beautiful! It is neither the presence nor the absence of this or that part, or shape, or color, that wins our eye in natural objects; it is the consistency一致性, 连贯性 and harmony和睦, 融洽 of the parts juxtaposed, 把…并列the subordination放置在次级;次级of details to masses, 民众, 劳动阶层and of masses to whole
The law of adaptation适应,适合is the fundamental law of nature in all structure. So unflinchingly不畏缩地,不妥协地dose she modify修改, 更改 a type in accordance一致, 和谐, 符合with a new position, that some philosophers have declared a variety of appearance to be the object aimed at; so entirely dose she limit the modification缓和,限制,减轻to the demands of necessity, 必要(性) that adherence遵守;遵循；坚持to one original起初的; 原来plan seems, to limited intelligence, 智力, 智慧; 理解力to be carried to the very verge边, 边缘, 界线of caprice. 反复无常，任性的想法
The domination控制;统治of arbitrary任意的 rules of taste has produced the very counterpart与对方地位相当的人of wisdom thus displayed 陈列, 展览in every object around us; we tie up停泊抱起来 the camelopard长颈鹿to the rack颈脊，行李架; we shave the lion, and call him a dog; we strive努力奋斗; 力求to bind the unicorn独角兽with his band in the furrow犁沟, and make him harrow耙地，折磨the valleys after us!
