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English term or phrase:
Practice random acts of beauty and senseless acts of kindness
Chinese translation:
随心随意求美，无来无由行善
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orientalhorizon
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Practice random acts of beauty and senseless acts of kindness
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A buddhist phrase
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| 4 +3 | 随心随意求美，无来无由行善 |
orientalhorizon
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| 4 | 善举美行，率性而为 |
Linguist Laureate
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| 3 | 實踐美麗的隨機行為和和善的毫無意義的行為 |
Gertrude Tsau
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| 3 | 践行随机爱美的行为和毫无意义的和善表现 |
Wenjer Leuschel (X)
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Change log
Nov 17, 2008 04:48: Denyce Seow changed "Language pair" from "Chinese to English" to "English to Chinese"
Nov 25, 2008 10:15: orientalhorizon Created KOG entry
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随心随意求美，无来无由行善
如果是“Practise random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty”则可改为“无来无由求美，随心随意行善”，或者保持不变亦无不可。
看到这是“A buddhist phrase”，所以选词时就尽量向“禅”那边靠一下。
“真善美”永远是人类不懈的追求，但追求的路却有千千万。若将这追求融化为潜意识，随时随地、随心随意地身体力行，不必管什么前因后果，反倒是善果一桩，无意之中也会成就正果。
所谓“随心随意”就是什么时候想做了，那就去做好了，不必有什么时间计划和固定套路。禅家有云“拿起便做，做完了便放下”。这便是此处random的妙想。
所谓“无来无由”就是求美行善哪需什么来由、还要什么意义，没有来由便是最好的来由。创造美与善，本身即是最大的快乐。这便是此处senseless的奇思。
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random_act_of_kindness
http://www.globalideasbank.org/site/bank/idea.php?ideaId=127...
看到这是“A buddhist phrase”，所以选词时就尽量向“禅”那边靠一下。
“真善美”永远是人类不懈的追求，但追求的路却有千千万。若将这追求融化为潜意识，随时随地、随心随意地身体力行，不必管什么前因后果，反倒是善果一桩，无意之中也会成就正果。
所谓“随心随意”就是什么时候想做了，那就去做好了，不必有什么时间计划和固定套路。禅家有云“拿起便做，做完了便放下”。这便是此处random的妙想。
所谓“无来无由”就是求美行善哪需什么来由、还要什么意义，没有来由便是最好的来由。创造美与善，本身即是最大的快乐。这便是此处senseless的奇思。
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Note added at 6 hrs (2008-11-17 09:27:25 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random_act_of_kindness
http://www.globalideasbank.org/site/bank/idea.php?ideaId=127...
Peer comment(s):
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Gertrude Tsau
: 不但"美,善",而且有禪的意味
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Yurek
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ShelleyX
: 译得很有味道，意思也差不多了
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Comment: "Thank you very much to everyone. This answer seemed most suitable. Thx oriental horizon"
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實踐美麗的隨機行為和和善的毫無意義的行為
The phrase " Practice random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty" may have been coined by peace activist Anne Herbert. Herbert says she wrote it on a placemat at a Sausalito restaurant in 1982 or 1983.
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践行随机爱美的行为和毫无意义的和善表现
话说“做大事的机会不多，一生可能只有一两次，而且你可能由于没有准备好而失去机会；但是，做好事的机会天天有，举手之劳，随机可为”，因此practice random acts of kindness应该是标准的做人。再者，人当然爱美，所以会在某些时候好好打扮自己；但是，beauty is but skin deep，过了头，随时随地擦粉涂脂、搔首弄姿，那就是senseless acts of beauty了。
这里把话说反了，凸显出一种荒谬感：随机搔弄自己的美貌，矫柔做作地表现一下自己的良善，毫无意义。
This is just an interpretation, quite private and personal one from my own observation of human behavior.
这里把话说反了，凸显出一种荒谬感：随机搔弄自己的美貌，矫柔做作地表现一下自己的良善，毫无意义。
This is just an interpretation, quite private and personal one from my own observation of human behavior.
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善举美行，率性而为
以上诸君的分析很有道理，但对于此种标题性内容，应当简洁利落。
Discussion
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random_act_of_kindness