As for the Summer Palace, having described how Burlington and Kent transformed the taste of the English garden according to the sentiments of the classical Roman country retreat, this author adds that, "Meanwhile in China, it seemed that the emperor was up to something similar."
至於圓明園，這位作者先描述了勃靈頓公爵如何在古羅馬鄉間別墅的靈感下，改變了英國的園林品味，然後話鋒一轉：「就在此時，中國的皇帝似乎也想搞些類似的東西。」