His philosophy of aesthetics reminds me of a quote that went something like this: “Fashion is what seems beautiful now but looks ugly later; art can be ugly at first but it becomes beautiful later.”

他对于美的哲学可以这样来形容：“时尚当下看来漂亮，但日后即会丑陋，艺术起初或许丑陋，但最终会越变越美。”

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Really? I think it looks ugly.

真的吗？我觉得看起来很丑耶。

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This picture looks ugly.

这幅画看起来丑。

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Honestly, this one looks a little ugly.

坦白讲，这个看起来有点丑。

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Yes, this obviously looks ugly for Apple.

FORBES: Connect

And there are good reasons to suppose that emerging stockmarkets will start to look decidedly attractive again to those that have fled, if only because almost everything else looks so pug ugly.

ECONOMIST: Buttonwood

And now suddenly everything looks so dirty and ugly to me.

NEWYORKER: Good Neighbors