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The English word “garden” gives an entirely wrong idea of the Chinese yuan, for “garden” suggests a lawn and an infinite   1．   (vary) of flowers, altogether too prim (呆板的) and tidy to suit Chinese taste. The Chinese yuan suggests first of all a wild landscape, perhaps better arranged and more artistically   2． (plan) than nature, but still a bit of nature itself, with trees, creeks, and flowers. Dotted in this natural landscape are the human structures like pavilions and long winding corridors, so   3．   (perfect) belonging to the scenery as to become a whole with it. The Chinese garden   4．   (characterize) by studied disorderliness. There are no even-cut bushes or symmetric (对称的) rows lining avenues as if in battle formation.

No Chinese mansion allows an outsider   5．   (look) through theiron gates at along drive, for that would be against the principle of concealment.   6．   (face) the   gate, we see a small courtyard giving no idea of the expansiveness of space inside, and leading one step by step into newer views, in   7．   continual series of surprises and astonishments. With wooden framework   8．   (bear) most of the weight of the house, windows, doors and walls are not restricted to certain locations. The essential idea of interior (室内的) decoration is the beauty of simplicity. Home designs are not something fancy we buy from a first-class firm. What distinguishes a home   9．   a public building is the personal touch that we give it. It is only when the spirit of leisure and loving care exists   10．   living at home can become an art and a pleasure.

Adaptation from My Country and My People by LinYutang