血水已经漫到了床沿底下,它们仍然还在不断地从一个巨大的棉花球里涌出来。那棉球在血水中央,已经显露出比黑暗更深的颜色。女人环抱双臂瑟瑟抖个不停,五官已随着面颊肌肉的颤动扭曲变形。她看到在血水里游动着好几个刚出生的婴孩,他们挥动着细小的胳膊,举起又落下,拍打着血水。她感觉到有些血滴溅落到了自己的脸上,脸上立刻觉出了被灼伤的痛感。血水涌动着,婴儿们都在奋力向床边游来。他们刚才各自用锋利的牙齿咬断了脐带,现在,再没有东西可以束缚他们了。女人知道这些婴儿的用意,他们不立刻伤害她,而是特别惬意地游来游去,只不过是要来折磨她,他们喜欢看她的恐惧,看她蜷缩在床上瑟瑟抖个不停。他们游动时还会发出一些奇怪的声音,如果你没有听过刚出生的婴儿说话,便一定弄不清那些声音表达的含义。但女人肚子里的孩子却能听懂,像是回应,他开始不安份地动弹起来。...
小说排行榜:/top.aspx[不疲劳的生活 / 佟彤 著 ]书籍介绍:“疲劳”是当下使用频率最高的词,不管是靠力气吃饭的劳力者,还是凭脑子谋生的劳心者,谁都觉得累,谁都在抱怨疲劳。这就牵扯到了几个问题:首先,你感到累的时候是真的累了么?你的疲劳是累出来的还是闲出来的?其二,你的疲劳到底是哪里出了问题?累出来的疲劳解释起来很简单,身体的过劳自然要对身体造成消耗,此时的疲劳是身体叫停的信号,只是这种情况现在越来越少,包括“过劳死”的人,也很少有人是因为体力上的绝对透支。而且,那些因为失眠而疲劳的人,医生会告知他们白天要尽量多地劳力,以促使夜晚大脑进入不做梦的“深睡眠”状态,睡个解乏的好觉。由此看来,现代人的疲劳以“闲”出来的居多,至少是“身体未动”,而“心眼先行”了,劳心大于劳力。所以,动嘴的经常会比动手的累,当领导的比做员工的累,无他,思虑过度,心理有压力造成的。...
The Heroes, or Greek Fairy Tales For My Childrenby Charles KingsleyPREFACEMY DEAR CHILDREN,Some of you have heard already of the old Greeks; and all of you, as you grow up, will hear more and more of them. Those of you who are boys will, perhaps, spend a great deal of time in reading Greek books; and the girls, though they may not learn Greek, will be sure to come across a great many stories taken from Greek history, and to see, I may say every day, things which we should not have had if
AmphitryonA play by MoliereTranslated by A.R. Waller, M.A.Amphitryon was played for the first time in Paris, at the Theatre duPalais-Royal, January 13, 1668. It was successfully received,holding the boards until the 18th of March, when Easter intervened.After the re-opening of the theatre, it was played half a dozentimes more the same year, and continued to please.The first edition was published in 1668.Note: It is perhaps hardly necessary to refer the reader to...
穷小子修行记 作者:狼少爷【内容简介】一个家境贫寒的"小民工",无意之间得到了一个天上地下,独一无二,最最管用,又最最没用的"神器",从此,一段传奇开始了...... 第一集 第一章 始动 “小卫啊,上工了。”工头老李看着一个正在埋头苦读的小伙子喊道。看到他那略显消瘦的身影,心中不由得叹息一声想到:“农家的孩子就是受苦啊,多好的孩子啊,前程就这么断送了。”再联想到自己的娃,也差不多到了该用钱的时候了,也不知道自己这点工钱够不够他上学用的?摇摇头不再乱想,转过身去上工了。 被叫做小卫的小伙子,本名叫陈卫,今年十七岁,家境贫寒。由于长期的营养不良,身材长的比起同龄人来要瘦小一些。今年年初,父亲因为一场急病去世,一下子家里就没有脊梁骨,也没有了经济来源,本来家里生活就不怎么好,这一下子几乎就无以为继了。作为家里唯一的男孩,他只好辍学出来打工。...
The Caged Lionby Charlotte M. YongePREFACEWhen the venture has been made of dealing with historical events and characters, it always seems fair towards the reader to avow what liberties have been taken, and how much of the sketch is founded on history. In the present case, it is scarcely necessary to do more than refer to the almost unique relations that subsisted between Henry V. and his prisoner, James I. of Scotland; who lived with him throughout his reign on the terms of friend rather than
在接下来的10天当中,我们首先忙着准备一份聘用合同。但这事做起来并不轻松,原因很多。最大的原因就是,RJR纳贝斯克公司是一家杠杆收购公司,CEO被视为公司的所有者,而且,CEO本人也会在公司中持有大量的股权。最后清算的结果表明,我在RJR纳贝斯克公司拥有240万美元的股权以及260万美元的期权。在IBM,股票所有权只是对高级经理的一种奖赏,IBM董事会和人力资源部的管理者显然还不能普遍接受这一观点,即公司的管理者也可以持有公司的大部分股权。这就是我对IBM这家大公司的第一印象。 从某种程度上说,每一项准备工作都很不容易,我的第二个任务就是把我的决定告诉KKR公司和RJR纳贝斯克公司的董事会。3月20~21日,是周末,也是一年一度的“纳贝斯克黛娜海滨高尔夫球比赛”的日子。纳贝斯克公司邀请了所有的主要客户前来参加这一活动,而且这也是我应该参加的重要活动。我也知道亨利·克拉维斯(KKR公司的一个高级合伙人...
飞机隆隆地在空中盘旋着。黄土坡上,已积淀了千年的黄土被螺旋桨强大的风力吹得四处飞扬。坡上、山上到处都是人,黑压压地拥挤在那里,好像塞北天空上积聚的云彩。几十把唢呐一齐举向了天空,庄重鸣响,在黄土高原的上空久久地回荡,浑厚、嘹亮而亢奋。激越的鼓声适时而起,好像来自深深百丈土层的呐喊,又仿佛来自遥远天庭的雷声,而那密集的鼓点就好像噼里啪啦的雨点,击打在沉寂的黄土地上,也浇湿了塞北人干渴已久的心灵。一阵粗犷而亢奋的呐喊,腰鼓队一如汹涌的波浪,排山倒海地从黄土坡上漫过。领头的人群中,有一个身着红衣的女子,煞为耀眼,给这雄性的舞蹈中平添了一股撼人心魄的妩媚。只见她手中红绸飘舞,脚下黄土飞扬,两根又粗又长的辫子随着节奏在空中飞舞,把个看热闹的人群看得两眼发直浑身发热。...
1 “嘭”的一声,2001年的夏天随着这声巨响以后,来了。 那远处黑的天空响过一声之后,哗啦啦,整个世界都地震般摇晃起来,接着是一道光亮接着一道光亮,光亮过后,你会看见那光亮的裂缝里面开始流血,点点滴滴的,绳索般跳跃起来,绞结在一起。 滚圆、晶亮的血滴上映现出不同人的脸,它们开始变得支离破碎起来。 那些人脸又仿佛被撒了硫酸,或者被熊瞎子的大舌头舔着。肉开始脱落,冒着血丝,那肉在一层层地剥离开来,现出发白的骨头。整个人脸的轮廓变得清晰、透剔。星光也血似的流下来,流到城市那高高的楼房上面,血淹没了城市,淹没了城市里那些安睡的人们,在静悄悄地流淌着。流淌的血没有声音,没有哗哗的声音,它们开始站立起来,汹涌着占据整个世界。...
THE BIRTHDAY OF THE INFANTA[TO MRS. WILLIAM H. GRENFELL OF TAPLOW COURT - LADY DESBOROUGH]It was the birthday of the Infanta. She was just twelve years ofage, and the sun was shining brightly in the gardens of the palace.Although she was a real Princess and the Infanta of Spain, she hadonly one birthday every year, just like the children of quite poorpeople, so it was naturally a matter of great importance to thewhole country that she should have a really fine day for the...
The Deliverance; A Romance of the Virginia Tobacco Fieldsby Ellen GlasgowCONTENTSBOOK I. The InheritanceCHAPTERI. The Man in the FieldII. The Owner of Blake HallIII. Showing That a Little Culture Entails Great CareIV. Of Human Nature in the Raw StateV. The Wreck of the BlakesVI. Carraway Plays CourtierVII. In Which a Stand Is MadeVIII. Treats of a Passion That Is Not LoveIX. Cynthia X. Sentimental and OtherwiseBOOK II. The Temptation...