鲁迅先生曾经说过这样的话:“外国的平易地讲述学术文艺的书,往往夹杂些闲话或笑谈,使文章增添活气,读者感到格外的兴趣,不易于疲倦。”他批评“中国的有些译本,却将这些删去,单留下艰难的讲学语,使他复近于教科书。这正如折花者,除 Mr. Lu Xun once said such words: “Foreign scholars who talk about academic literature and art are often mixed with gossips or jokes, which add vitality to the article. The reader is particularly interested and not tired.” He criticized “some Chinese translations, But these were deleted, and the hard language of lectures was left behind, so that he would come close to the textbooks.