The Lady, or the Tiger?by Frank R. StocktonIn the very olden time there lived a semi-barbaric king, whoseideas, though somewhat polished and sharpened by theprogressiveness of distant Latin neighbors, were still large,florid, and untrammeled, as became the half of him which wasbarbaric. He was a man of exuberant fancy, and, withal, of anauthority so irresistible that, at his will, he turned his variedfancies into facts. He was greatly given to self-communing, and,...
序曲 第一章 求生 第二章 锻造 第三章 过渡 第四章 独立 第五章 陷阱 第六章 恩惠 第七章 苦难 第八章 奔流的生命序曲前言(图)熊猫虎子当古猿还没有演化成人的两百多万年前,大熊猫就已经在我国的柳江江畔出现。随后的化石记录表明,人类与大熊猫共同生存在同一个时间和空间里,它们的演化历史始终相互交会,这就是我们与大熊猫的缘分。历史上,这两种生物共同的分布区曾一度席卷过亚洲东南部的大片地区,从广西向南到越南、老挝和泰国,然后又向东至江淮平原,并继续向北一直扩张到北京周口店。更新世前后四次冰期所造成的气候变化和晚期智人的大屠杀使数十种大型野兽销声匿迹,人类继续不断扩充自己的种群和领域,而大熊猫只能在中国西部大山中寻找荒野依旧的自然避难所。...
禅 宗 诗 歌 境 界第一章 禅宗诗歌的终极关怀禅宗诗歌是禅宗思想的载体。与禅宗的终极关怀一样,禅宗诗歌的终极关怀也是明心见性。所有的禅诗,其主旨都是明心见性,用诗学的譬喻来说,就是要见到我们每个人的“本来面目”。因此,探讨“本来面目”的哲学内蕴,对理解禅宗诗歌具有提纲挈领的意义。“本来面目”在禅宗史上最早见于《坛经》,是六祖慧能在大庾岭头初次说法启发惠明禅心时所说:“不思善,不思恶,正与么这么时,那个是明上座的本来面目?”“本来面目”在《坛经》里最早出现于惠昕本,成型于契嵩本。参郭朋《坛经校释》第23页。中华书局1983年版。 惠明言下大悟,如人饮水,冷暖自知。可以说,重现“本来面目”是一切参禅者要穷毕生之力究了的根本大事,是禅宗的终极关怀。中国禅宗的精髓要义,就在于对“本来面目” 的重现之上。...
THE COMPARISON OF ALCIBIADES WITH CORIOLANUSby Plutarchtranslated by John DrydenHAVING described all their actions that seem to deservecommemoration, their military ones, we may say, incline the balancevery decidedly upon neither side. They both, in pretty equalmeasure, displayed on numerous occasions the daring and courage of thesoldier, and the skill and foresight of the general; unless, indeed,...
古语说:往事不远,可以洞鉴。(1)毛泽东一次艰难的决策,战争的终点又回到了战争的起点。美国占领全朝鲜的战略目标没有实现。二次战役一度到了37度线。(2)一次正确的战略决策赢得了朝鲜半岛半个多世纪的和平。(3)主要价值是填补了朝鲜战争研究的空白,在众多研究朝鲜战争的作品中具有自己独立的品质。从宏观方面第一次介绍了中国共产党党中央和毛泽东作出出兵抗美援朝战略决策的反复曲折复杂的具体运筹过程。接到金日成和斯大林的电报后,毛泽东在10月2日,有一个电报,准备出兵。同一天,会后,见了罗申,提出了不能出兵的意见。5日,彭德怀支持后,有决定出兵。但未马上告诉斯大林。8日,周恩来去苏联。表示不能出兵。8月13日,告诉周恩来要出兵。按照日期准确地理清了中央的主要活动日程表。...
THE RED CROSS GIRLTHE RED CROSS GIRLBY RICHARD HARDING DAVISWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY GOUVERNEUR MORRIS1- Page 2-THE RED CROSS GIRLINTRODUCTION"And they rise to their feet as he passes, gentlemen unafraid."He was almost too good to be true. In addition, the gods loved him,and so he had to die young. Some people think that a man of fifty-two is...
The Friendly Road; New Adventures in Contentmentby David Grayson"Surely it is good to be alive at a time like this."A WORD TO HIM WHO OPENS THIS BOOKI did not plan when I began writing these chapters to make an entire book, but only to put down the more or less unusual impressions, the events and adventures, of certain quiet pilgrimages in country roads. But when I had written down all of these things, I found I had material in plenty."What shall I call it now that I have written it?" I asked m
开始于一见钟情的爱情,吸引便是纯粹的、直接的。茫茫人海,万千世界,每种相遇都有可能。于是,有一天,火山就这么爆发了……一切的开始都始于那个正午。一个上海浦东云高风清的正午。她是我八年后回国见到的第一个女性,从某种方面讲,这有点缘分的味道。当时我没想到,迎接我的不光是故乡的烈烈阳光和万端风情,还有一个她——在宽敞明亮的浦东国际机场接机大厅,她远离人群站在巨大的玻璃窗前,神情娴静,衣装典雅,两手交叉于胸前,眼睛淡淡地凝望窗外,一缕阳光使她的脸映得分外柔和、丰韵……这时的接机大厅人声喧哗,不同肤色的男男女女在此迎候和欢聚。而她就像一幅淡雅的水彩画,所有的喧哗闹嚷似乎与她无关,静静立在那儿,让人感受到一种亲切、一种宁静和淡淡的神秘。...
HISTORY OF FLORENCEAND OF THE AFFAIRS OF ITALYFROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THEDEATH OF LORENZO THE MAGNIFICENTby Niccolo MachiavelliWith an Introduction byHUGO ALBERT RENNERT, Ph.D.Professor of Romanic Languages and Literature,University of Pennsylvania.INTRODUCTIONNiccolo Machiavelli, the first great Italian historian, and one of themost eminent political writers of any age or country, was born at...