Of Moneyby David Hume(1752)Money is not, properly speaking, one of the subjects of commerce;but only the instrument which men have agreed upon to facilitate theexchange of one commodity for another. It is none of the wheels oftrade: It is the oil which renders the motion of the wheels moresmooth and easy. If we consider any one kingdom by itself, it isevident, that the greater or less plenty of money is of noconsequence; since the prices of commodities are always proportioned...
《月球上最早的人类》作者:[美]H·G·威尔斯第一章贝德福德先生在林普尼遇到凯沃先生在意大利南方的蓝天之下,葡萄叶影之中,当我坐下来执笔写书的时候,怀着其种惊异的心情想到,我之所以参预了凯沃先生惊人的冒险行动,纯粹是意料之外的事。那本来可以是任何一个人,而不一定是我。我是在自认为丝毫没有可能受到外界干扰的情况下,参加到事件中去的。当时我来到了林普尼,因为我认为那里是世界上最为平静无事的地方。“在这儿,不论怎样,”我说,“我总会得到平静和工作的机会的!”也许我可以在此提一下,就是最近我在某项事业中遭到了惨败。但现在我坐在这儿,置身于优裕的环境中,承认过去的窘困境遇,倒是一种奢侈的享乐。我甚至可以承认,我的那些灾难在一定程度上是自我的。我也许在某些方面有点儿能力,但那都和经营实业无关。当时我很年轻,觉得自己是个有办事能力的青年,并以此自豪;其实,那正是年轻人招人讨厌的一...
以下是劳伦斯1926年从意大利给朋友罗夫·戈丁纳(Rolf Gardiner)写的一封信,其中一段话注定不朽:“如果你再到那边去,就去看看伊斯特伍德吧,我在那里出生,长到21岁。去看看沃克街,站在第三座房子前向左边远眺克里契,向前方展望安德伍德,向右首遥望高地公园和安斯里山。我在那座房子里从6岁住到18岁,走遍天下,对那片风景最是了如指掌…… 那是我心灵的故乡。”心灵的故乡,这是劳伦斯对故乡发出的爱恨交织的肺腑之言。2000年10月26、27和28号 一连三天,在劳伦斯的故乡伊斯特伍德镇由美国的序曲剧团(Prelude Productions)推出并首演表现劳伦斯生平的轻歌剧《心灵的故乡》 (The Country of My Heart),剧名出自劳伦斯本人的这封信,表达了他身在异国走向黄泉之际,心系故土的拳拳之恋。演出阵容强大,场场爆满,观众来自诺丁汉附近的城乡各地,成为当地的一大盛事。...
The Plays of W. E. Henley and R. L. StevensonWilliam Ernest Henley and Robert Louis StevensonHenley is best known for this quote from Invictus:"I am the master of my fate,I am the captain of my soul."INVICTUSOut of the night that covers me,Black as the pit from pole to pole,I think whatever gods may befor my unconquerable soul.In the fell clutch of circumstanceI have not winced nor cried aloud.Under the bludgeonings of chanceMy head is bloody, but unbowed....
THE CALASHThe town of B had become very lively since a cavalry regiment hadtaken up its quarters in it. Up to that date it had been mortallywearisome there. When you happened to pass through the town andglanced at its little mud houses with their incredibly gloomy aspect,the pen refuses to express what you felt. You suffered a terribleuneasiness as if you had just lost all your money at play, or hadcommitted some terrible blunder in company. The plaster covering the...
Classic Mystery and Detective Stories - Old Time EnglishEdited by Julian HawthorneTable of ContentsCHARLES DICKENS (1812-70)The Haunted HouseNo. I Branch Line: The Signal ManBULWER-LYTTON (1803-73)The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the BrainThe IncantationTHOMAS DE QUINCEY (1785-1859)The AvengerCHARLES ROBERT MATURIN (1782-1824)Melmoth the WandererLAURENCE STERNE (1713-68)...
《时光的女儿》作者:木子花飘香上篇 (少女时代) 1出生想写一个真实的故事,身边的故事,早就想写,可是感觉无从下手,自己的能力有限,今天突然在心底萌生出必须写的渴望,于是动笔将一个真实的故事说与世人,也许故事并不感人,也许我的语言能力不尽人意,但是我还是要把这个故事向外传递,让一种微弱的声音也发出呐喊,让弱势群体也享受到平等的待遇……(这个故事被电视台关注,很想做一期节目,主人公还不想把事情弄得纷纷扬扬,想等一段时间再说,趁着这段空隙,我捷足先登,可否?)引子首先给主人公娶个名字,叫什么好呢?给主人公起一个让大家一看到就能记住的名字。就叫《婷》吧!因为女主人在年轻的时候实在漂亮,简直用亭亭玉立来形容一点都不过分,而且回头率绝对百分百,是那种男人女人都喜欢的女孩……...