AMENDED OBITUARIESTO THE EDITOR:Sir,I am approaching seventy; it is in sight; it is only threeyears away. Necessarily, I must go soon. It is but matter-of-coursewisdom, then, that I should begin to set my worldly house inorder now, so that it may be done calmly and with thoroughness,in place of waiting until the last day, when, as we have often seen,the attempt to set both houses in order at the same time has beenmarred by the necessity for haste and by the confusion and waste...
ROUND THE RED LAMPROUND THE REDLAMPBy SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE1- Page 2-ROUND THE RED LAMPTHE PREFACE.I quite recognise the force of your objection that an invalid or awoman in weak health would get no good from stories which attempt totreat some features of medical life with a certain amount of realism. If...
(十二)刘邦对手之谜-易中天 主讲人简介: 易中天,1947年生,湖南长沙人,1981年毕业于武汉大学,获文学硕士学位并留校任教,现任厦门大学人文学院教授,长期从事文学、艺术、美学、心理学、人类学、历史学等多学科和跨学科研究,著有《〈文心雕龙〉美学思想论稿》、《艺术人类学》《闲话中国人》等。 内容简介: 秦朝末年,天下大乱,各地英豪纷纷起兵抗秦。刘邦48岁起兵,56岁称帝,八年的时间,就成了西汉王朝的开国皇帝,这不能不说是一个奇迹。虽然后世对刘邦的出身做了诸多的神化,比如说刘邦是真龙天子下凡,身上有72个神奇黑痣,等等,但是这些都不能掩盖他的平民出身。根据《史记》记载刘邦小时候连名字都没有,他没有读过书,只喜欢酒和女人。那么刘邦是如何从这样的一个平民出身,在短短的八年时间内成为一位叱咤风云的开国皇帝的呢?这就要谈到他的领导艺术,他在秦末动乱的局面中,在势力并不强...
The Experiences of a BandmasterBy John Philip SousaDuring eighteen years spent in playing music for the masses, twelveyears in the service of the United States and six in that of thegeneral public, many curious and interesting incidents have comeunder my observation.While conductor of the Marine Band, which plays at all the statefunctions given by the President at the Executive Mansion, I sawmuch of the social life of the White House and was brought intomore or less direct contact with all the
1872FAIRY TALES OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSENWHAT THE OLD MAN DOES IS ALWAYS RIGHTby Hans Christian AndersenI WILL tell you a story that was told me when I was a littleboy. Every time I thought of this story, it seemed to me more and more charming; for it is with stories as it is with many people- theybecome better as they grow older.I have no doubt that you have been in the country, and seen a veryold farmhouse, with a thatched roof, and mosses and small plantsgrowing wild upon it. There is a sto
古希腊(公元前12世纪到公元前9~8世纪)是世界四大文明古国之一,它为人类留下了一笔辉煌灿烂的文化财富。古希腊的神话和传说就是其中最为瑰丽的珍宝。世界有许多民族,每个民族都创作出了它自己的神话和传说,这些神话都有自己民族的特点,但也都有共同的性质。无论是中国神话、希腊神话、印度神话、希伯来神话、北欧神话,甚至是地处偏僻,人数不多的民族或部落,都有自己的天界和它的统治者,都有自己的冥界及其主宰,也都有各式各样,各司其职的神。然而在各民族神话中,希腊神话最为丰富和谱系化了。中国神话虽然多彩多姿,林林总总,形象生动,极富想像力,但散见于经史子集,笔记、类书中,零碎芜杂,从未荟萃成书,更没有谱系化。希腊神话及其英雄传说,起于口传,之后见之于文字,到荷马的两大史诗中,神的世界已经脉络清晰,英雄传说更为完整。荷马之后的古希腊诗人赫西俄德(公元前8~7世纪),在自己的长诗《神...
New Yorkby James Fenimore CooperTHE increase of the towns of Manhattan, as, for the sake ofconvenience, we shall term New York and her adjuncts, in all thatcontributes to the importance of a great commercial mart, rendersthem one of the most remarkable places of the present age. Withinthe distinct recollections of living men, they have grown from acity of the fifth or sixth class to be near the head of all thepurely trading places of the known world. That there are...
THE CANTERBURY PILGRIMSThe summer moon, which shines in so many a tale, was beaming overa broad extent of uneven country. Some of its brightest rays wereflung into a spring of water, where no traveller, toiling, as thewriter has, up the hilly road beside which it gushes, ever failedto quench his thirst. The work of neat hands and considerate artwas visible about this blessed fountain. An open cistern, hewnand hollowed out of solid stone, was placed above the waters,...
王悦结束了为期十天的美国之行,怀着成功者的喜悦,告别了那家横跨欧亚两大州的兄弟公司,登上了经香港转飞厦门的中国民航班机。飞机是在夜幕垂临,华灯初上的时候飞离纽约的,而在厦门降落的时候,人们已经从甜蜜的梦乡里走出来了。虽然两地之间的飞行时间,不过几个小时,可你要知道,这是从西半球飞到东半球啊!她刚刚跨进自家门坎儿,放下背包,还没来得及洗去旅途的风尘,母亲就喋喋不休的当她讲起了她走后钟瑞到家拜访的经过。这个话题对王悦来说,虽则是昨天的热门儿,但,时至今日,他在她的记忆中并没有变冷,时不时的还在灼痛着她。此刻,她心灵上已经结了痂的创伤,经母亲的触动之后,又在往出渗血了。她拉着母亲,急不可待的追究问:...
第一部分序言 幽默随心所欲(图)第一部分让人生充满阳光(1)(图) 幽默(Humour)到底是什么?是欢笑、娱乐、快感?是荒诞、滑稽、诙谐?是椰榆、嘲弄、戏谑?这些都与幽默有关,都能在一定的条件下引发幽默感,但它们又都不能等同于幽默。那么幽默是什么呢?这个问题难倒了古往今来许多大哲学家和思想家。无怪乎有人说,幽默像太平洋百慕大三角区那样神秘,像达•芬奇笔下蒙娜丽莎的笑容那样微妙,像数学领域中哥德巴赫猜想那样深奥。 要说明什么是幽默,还是最好用具体的例子。 林肯总统才能出众而相貌不佳。他的竞选对手攻击他是两面派。 林肯反驳说:“如果我还有另外一张面孔,我会带着这副模样来见大家吗?” 林肯以一个自嘲式的幽默赢得了选民的信任和好感,最终获得了胜利。我们再来看另一个幽默的例子。 有一次,著名作家马克•吐温(Mark Twain)在法国旅行,在去迪照恩的火...
《仙尘逸事》作者:码字赚钱第一卷第一章 忆往事 仙尘俗世伊人牵 “自小学舞剑,长大杀人器,天厌,地厌,终是归黄土……”夜,有风轻拂。龙阳城外的柳树林里,有一丛篝火‘噼啪’燃的正欢,篝火上架着一只野羊,羊身上的油脂滴入火中,顿时飘起阵阵香味。篝火前坐着一个青衣少年,约莫十七八岁的样子,他膝上横着一把铁剑,此时正以指弹剑,口中吟哦有声。只是他所咏之词意境本来沧桑,但在他口中吟起,却仿佛俚曲野调,实在不堪一听。“天厌,地厌,终是归黄土……咦,这黄土后面应该是什么来着?”少年抓了抓头,似乎是忘了这词的下阕。“什么狗屁的破词,陈词滥调,装腔作势……不过,老白念起来倒是有模有样,我怎么就学不会他的那个味呢……”他喃喃的说着,伸手抓过旁边的酒罐,仰头喝了一口。放下酒罐时,脸上潮红一片,似有醺意。但两眼张合时,却精光盈盈,且充满狡黠之意。...