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...
The Coming Raceby Edward Bulwer LyttonChapter I.I am a native of _____, in the United States of America. My ancestors migrated from England in the reign of Charles II.; and my grandfather was not undistinguished in the War of Independence. My family, therefore, enjoyed a somewhat high social position in right of birth; and being also opulent, they were considered disqualified for the public service. My father once ran for Congress, but was signally defeated by his tailor. After that event he
THE CRITIC AS ARTIST - WITH SOME REMARKS UPON THE IMPORTANCE OF DOING NOTHINGA DIALOGUE. Part I. Persons: Gilbert and Ernest. Scene: the library of a house in Piccadilly, overlooking the Green Park.GILBERT (at the Piano). My dear Ernest, what are you laughing at?ERNEST (looking up). At a capital story that I have just come across in this volume of Reminiscences that I have found on your table.GILBERT. What is the book? Ah! I see. I have not read it yet. Is it good?...
400 BCOF THE EPIDEMICSby Hippocratestranslated by Francis AdamsOF THE EPIDEMICSBOOK I. Sect. I. First Constitution1. IN THASUS, about the autumn equinox, and under the Pleiades,the rains were abundant, constant, and soft, with southerly winds; thewinter southerly, the northerly winds faint, droughts; on the whole,...
我,成都C大的校花。 当然,校花这个头衔,是我自己给自己封的,目前还没有来得及向外散播这个消息。不然暴毙在校园里我都不知道是谁下的毒手。 我学的是医学,除了对人身上的每一块骨头都了如指掌外,其他最强的特长就是——K歌。不像我那个吵着要去参加《超级女声》的朋友珠珠,她最拿手的就是吓人。而且,吓起人来,不动一兵一卒,就足以让对方闻风丧胆。你大概会问她是怎么做到的。很简单,就是K歌咯。至少有10次在KTV,我们唱到一半,就有位负责修理音响的叔叔背着一袋工具敲门进来了—— “喂,你们,换个房间吧,这里的音响好像有点故障哦。” 晕。 但是她今天可是去参加《超级女声》了。我看过几期那个节目,什么玩意啊……简直都是些吓死人的主……珠珠,大概最合适不过了…… 我一边想着这些乱七八糟的无聊问题,一边打算翘课去熊猫城那边瞧一瞧。班上好多女生都过去“海选”了。剩下一些男生在那...
ACRES OF DIAMONDSBY RUSSELL H. CONWELLFOUNDER OF TEMPLE UNIVERSITYPHILADELPHIAHIS LIFE AND ACHIEVEMENTSBY ROBERT SHACKLETONWith an Autobiographical NoteACRES OF DIAMONDSCONTENTSACRES OF DIAMONDSHIS LIFE AND ACHIEVEMENTSI. THE STORY OF THE SWORDII. THE BEGINNING AT OLD LEXINGTONIII. STORY OF THE FIFTY-SEVEN CENTSIV. HIS POWER AS ORATOR AND PREACHERV. GIFT FOR INSPIRING OTHERSVI. MILLIONS OF HEARERSVII. HOW A UNIVERSITY WAS FOUNDED...
The Hungry Stones And Other Storiesby Rabindranath TagoreContents:The Hungry StonesThe VictoryOnce There Was A KingThe Home-comingMy Lord, The BabyThe Kingdom Of CardsThe DevoteeVisionThe Babus Of NayanjoreLiving Or Dead?"We Crown Thee King"The RenunciationThe Cabuliwallah[The Fruitseller from Cabul]THE HUNGRY STONESMy kinsman and myself were returning to Calcutta from our Puja trip when we met the man in a train. From his dress and bearing we took him at first for an up-country Mahomedan, but
阳光映照,江水像是染了金。 浪花拍在船舷上,水声被岸边的嘈杂湮没了,渡船仿佛全然无声地淌向江心。 老板娘站在舱门口,小心翼翼地朝里望了几眼。 舱里侍立着七八个随从,中间一张黑漆雕花木桌旁,坐着两个人。 年轻的一个锦衣华服,静静地望着江面,若有所思。 旁边的中年人,也是一身锦衣,却将两只袖子捋得老高,劈着两条腿跨坐在椅子上,自己呼啦呼啦地打着扇子。 老板娘吸了口气,朗声笑道:“几位客官——” 舱里诸人都回头来看。 “我是船上的老板娘,来瞧瞧,几位客官有没有什么不满意?”老板娘说着,付以百媚俱生的一笑,露出一口白而齐整的牙齿,衬着抹得殷红的双唇,格外惹眼。 然而几个人俱如茫然未见,瞥了一眼便各自转回脸去。只有那中年人似乎很有兴致,依旧笑嘻嘻地看着她。 老板娘心里发慌,勉强笑着,又问:“茶点可还合意?” “没有什么不满意的。”华服少年看也未看她一...
人民币为什么不升值132期:主持人:大红鹰·世纪大讲堂现在开讲,我是喜大狼。今天我们的话题要集中到钱——人民币,人民币升不升值的问题,成了当前的国际焦点。我们今天要请中国社会科学院沈骥如研究员来讲一讲“当前人民币为什么不升值”。好,我们先来看看沈骥如教授的基本背景。沈骥如简历沈骥如,1942年生于广西桂林。1968年毕业于中国人民大学政治经济学系。1978年后在中国社会科学院研究生院学习,获经济学硕士学位和法学博士学位。曾为已故国际问题专家、经济学家宦乡培养的唯一国际问题博士。1982年沈骥如在荷兰阿姆斯特丹大学学习欧洲共同体问题。现任中国社会科学院世界经济与政治研究所国际战略研究室主任、博士生导师,主要从事国际战略、大国关系和地区经济一体化合作研究。获得政府特殊津贴。...
┌───────┐└───────┘《梧桐夜雨》第一章春天里有一种景象与秋季相仿佛,每当暮春时节,总是落英缤纷,犹如寒秋中残枝败叶的下场,特别是春日里洒落的大都是较之枯黄腐朽鲜艳绚丽得多的色彩,更惹人生出一腔怜惜与伤感。秦书玉深陷在紫檀木的椅子里,一杯浓茶在手,透过擦得干干净净的雕花窗棂看过去,一条长长的、曲折的回廊,庭院里花木扶疏,有小桥流水,有亭台轩榭,仿宋朝的建筑,显得典雅而空灵。她记得这还是父亲在世时设计的。那时候怡园刚刚建好,她正是二八年华,待字闺中,承欢于父亲膝下,周围充满了誉美之词,人们夸她美貌、聪慧、孝行,品行仁德,都以为她可以嫁得个好人家。那时候,范时俊还是和顺钱庄一个管帐的,心高气傲的她压根儿没把他放在眼里。谁想到和顺钱庄在他的经营下生意日益兴隆,财源茂盛,因此范时俊才得以在倍受赏识,春风得意之际,作了和顺钱庄老板的乘龙快婿,也继承了秦家的万...
On the Frontierby Bret HarteCONTENTSAT THE MISSION OF SAN CARMELA BLUE GRASS PENELOPELEFT OUT ON LONE STAR MOUNTAINAT THE MISSION OF SAN CARMELPROLOGUEIt was noon of the 10th of August, 1838. The monotonous coast linebetween Monterey and San Diego had set its hard outlines againstthe steady glare of the Californian sky and the metallic glitter ofthe Pacific Ocean. The weary succession of rounded, dome-like...