He philosophized, he admitted, not because he was certain of establishing the truth, but because it gave him pleasure. 他承认自己高谈阔论不是因为他确定找到了真理,而是因为那给了他很多乐趣。
Thoreau philosophized that "every generation laughs at the old fashions but follows religiously the new." Thoreau从哲学的角度这样诠释:“每一代人都嘲笑旧的时尚,却照例去追求新时尚。”
Santiago, the hero in The Old Man and the Sea is a representation of philosophized human image and spirit. 《老人与海》的主人公桑提亚哥是哲理化的人类形象和人类精神的象征。