第三句

原文：Neither is it almost seen, that very beautiful persons are otherwise of great virtue; as if nature were rather busy, not to err, than in labor to produce excellency.
释义：It is rarely seen that very beautiful persons have virtue. This is so may be because nature is so busy that it would rather not produce beauty than to make mistakes.
何新：因而造物似乎是吝啬的，他给了此就不再予彼。所以许多美男子徒有其表却不是真正的男子汉，他们过于追求形体之美而忽略了内心的修养。
说明：何新的这一句译文基本达意，但他的译文是解释性的，不是翻译。
试译：然，大美之人中鲜见美德者，仿佛造化忙不择优，为求无过而舍求至美。
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这一句和第二句之间是递进关系 “且”（not...not...neither)，不是转折关系“然”。逻辑混乱了。

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• 下面来自文言文词典：⑥<连>然而；但是。《鸿门宴》：“～不自意能先入关破秦。”查询 -聚曦亭- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/15/2013 postreply 07:27:49

• 英语里是平行关系，个人觉得中文在此转折比较好。谢谢提供意见！ -聚曦亭- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/15/2013 postreply 07:26:48