But when the pine tree crossed from the natural world into the sphere of Chinese life, it became a "concept," so that even when one listened to the pines with no purpose in mind, it appeared to take on a significance.
但松樹從自然的範圍跨越到中國人的人生範疇後，已成為一種「觀念」，聽松即使無心，看來也有意。