To some of his American contemporaries, Thoreau must appear to be a lonely anachronism, while he is thought today by some Chinese readers to be a pretentious hermit in seclusion.

• 在同时代的一些美国同胞眼中,梭罗是一个跟不上时代节拍、离群索居的怪人;在今日一些中国读者的眼中,梭罗是一个遗世独立、沽名钓誉的“假隐”。