The Consulby Richard Harding DavisFor over forty years, in one part of the world or another, old manMarshall had, served his country as a United States consul. He hadbeen appointed by Lincoln. For a quarter of a century that fact washis distinction. It was now his epitaph. But in former years, aseach new administration succeeded the old, it had again and againsaved his official head. When victorious and voraciousplace-hunters, searching the map of the world for spoils, dug out...
王老师的《发财秘诀》我是不会花钱去买的。因为我知道那是骗人的玩意儿。它要是真管用的话,王老师怎么还会住在简陋的单身宿舍里,每天骑一辆二手自行车来给我们上课呢?虽然我们的班主任最终放弃了他坚守的文学理想,选择了和市场妥协,但我作为他的得意弟子、这个班乃至这个系最为优秀的学生,我没有放弃。班主任办不到的事情,或许我能办到。我并不是盲目自信。我是有事实依据的。王老师喜欢上了外语系的一个女生,恰好我也喜欢这个女生。于是我成了王老师的情敌。王老师对此大为不满,他剥夺了我评选优秀学生的机会,理由是我在学校里谈恋爱。王老师虽然读了很多书,但他不明白“男人不坏女人不爱”这个道理。不是优秀学生的我照样把那个女孩追到了手。...
The Quest of the Golden GirlBy Richard le GallienneA ROMANCETOPRIOR AND LOUISE CHRISTIAN,WITH AFFECTION.CONTENTSBOOK ICHAPTERI. AN OLD HOUSE AND ITS BACHELORII. IN WHICH I DECIDE TO GO ON PILGRIMAGEIII. AN INDICTMENT OF SPRINGIV. IN WHICH I EAT AND DREAMV. CONCERNING THE PERFECT WOMAN, AND THEREFORE CONCERNING ALLFEMININE READERSVI. IN WHICH THE AUTHOR ANTICIPATES DISCONTENT ON THE PART OF...
1择偶犹如再投胎人的一生中,结婚标志着人的成熟,不仅标志着生理上的成熟,也标志着社会角色的成熟,开始担负起繁衍后代的责任。家庭是社会的细胞,是每个人栖身生活的安乐窝。美满的生活来源于幸福的家庭,幸福的家庭来源于完美的婚姻,而完美的婚姻必须有情投意合的配偶。所以,一个家庭的幸福,维系在终身伴侣的选择上;择偶婚配,决定了一个家庭的命运。我国民间有一种说法:“结婚犹如二次投胎。”如果说第一次投胎选择了父母,那么父母的优劣就决定了一个人的少年、青年时代的命运。结婚择偶是又一次选择人生的命运,男人选择了好女人,好女人给他一个温暖、舒适的避风港,贤妻良母式的妻子让丈夫事业有成、活得滋润、心宽体胖。同样,女人选择了好男人,好男人给他一副坚实、宽厚的肩膀,顶天立地的丈夫为妻子撑起一把抵挡生活风雨的巨伞,让妻子备受呵护,活得无忧无虑。...
第十七章 有檄征回朝 京兆治狡狞 一 长安廷尉府。廷尉严延年正在翻看豫章郡递送的案卷记录,他从几案上抬起头来,脸上看不出阴晴。这是严延年的特点,他的喜怒掾属们一向难以猜测,从当年任河南太守以来一直如此。这也是他做官几十年来得出的经验,让掾属无法捉摸,才有意想不到的威严,才不会受他们欺诈。他身边坐着廷尉监邴吉。严延年饮了一口水,问道,豫章郡的上奏文书,邴君有什么看法? 邴吉是个很谨慎小心的人,曾官居中二千石,列为九卿,后因细事免官,复应廷尉府的辟除,为廷尉监。但是他没有半点心理不平衡,在严延年面前恭谨有礼。严延年内心也对他比较敬重。他听到询问,赶忙小心地答道,一切有廷尉大人明断,下吏见识浅陋,不足以上污清听。...
ESSAYS, Political, Economical and Philosophical. Volume 1.by Benjamin RumfordContentsDedicationFirst EssayAn account of an Establishment for the Poor at MunichSecond EssayOn the Fundamental Principles on which General Establishments forthe Relief of the Poor may be formed in all Countries.Third EssayOf Food and Particularly of Feeding the Poor.Fourth EssayOf Chimney Fire-places with proposals for improving them to saveFuel; to render dwelling-houses more Comfortable and Salubrious,...
Letters of George Borrow to the British and Foreign Bible SocietyLETTER: February 10th, 1833To the Rev. J. JowettWILLOW LANE, ST. GILES, NORWICH,FEB. 10TH, 1833.REVD. AND DEAR SIR, - I have just received your communication, and notwithstanding it is Sunday morning, and the bells with their loud and clear voices are calling me to church, I have sat down to answer it by return of post. It is scarcely necessary for me to say that I was rejoiced to see the Chrestomathie Mandchou, which will b
他是集优雅、力量、艺术、即兴能力于一身的顶级体育明星; 他拥有每一个男人渴望拥有的一切:财富、荣耀、权力和名望; 他的身体里只有不到4%的脂肪,远远低于普通人的标准; 他喜欢在打球的时候伸出舌头; 他在庆祝胜利的时候总爱点上雪茄和大家一起分享; 他不容许任何失败,他只要胜利; 他是迈克尔·乔丹,他是一个飞行的神话;他为篮球而生并成为人们心中永不失色的光芒之神; 整整15个赛季不知疲倦的征战,他为NBA和整个篮球运动书写了新的注解,也给所有的球迷带去最值回票价的精神享受,他已经不只是一个取得了辉煌成绩的篮球运动员那么简单,他已经成为一个超级偶像、一个价值的符号、一个不朽的传奇。 他给人们带来的财富,远不是身上穿的那几件乔丹牌的衣服,或者脚上踏着的不同款式却款款创造经典的乔丹鞋,他带来的更多是一种精神,作为对一种运动无限的热爱与全心投入。 从另外一个角...
The Path of the Lawby O. W. Holmes, Jr.10 Harvard Law Review 457 (1897)When we study law we are not studying a mystery but a well-knownprofession. We are studying what we shall want in order to appearbefore judges, or to advise people in such a way as to keep them out ofcourt. The reason why it is a profession, why people will pay lawyersto argue for them or to advise them, is that in societies like ours thecommand of the public force is intrusted to the judges in certain cases,...
迄今为止,我养过一只狸猫,她在一岁三个月的时候被野猫搞大了肚子,大概没脸回来见我,只在阳台的废纸箱子里留下一窝贼眉鼠眼的后代,从此音讯全无。后来,我又养过一条公狗,叫晃悠,虽然咬牙给它上了户口,但由于它的身形过于庞大,在去年轰轰烈烈的打狗运动从文斗转向武斗之后,最终成了牺牲品,我至今记得那一天当我怀揣着五千块钱哭天抢地的跑到派出所去要狗的时候那个胖子扔给我的白眼,就像我的晃悠拐走了他的老婆,那个家伙挥舞着短粗的胳膊,对着所长办公室的方向宣誓:“就算我丢了工作也不能徇私枉法叫你带走这条狗!”我当时想,把我养的狗还给我居然还枉法了?简直强盗!为了填补我内心的失落,那天回来的路上我顺手在一个人的自行车车筐里抄走了一只看上去刚孵出来不久的鸭子塞进口袋,若无其事地溜达进了家门……...
YOUNG GOODMAN BROWNYoung Goodman Brown came forth at sunset into the street at Salemvillage; but put his head back, after crossing the threshold, toexchange a parting kiss with his young wife. And Faith, as thewife was aptly named, thrust her own pretty head into the street,letting the wind play with the pink ribbons of her cap while shecalled to Goodman Brown."Dearest heart," whispered she, softly and rather sadly, when herlips were close to his ear, "prithee put off your journey until...