Lavengro, The Scholar, The Gypsy, The Priestby George BorrowPREFACEIN the following pages I have endeavoured to describe a dream,partly of study, partly of adventure, in which will be foundcopious notices of books, and many descriptions of life andmanners, some in a very unusual form.The scenes of action lie in the British Islands; - pray be notdispleased, gentle reader, if perchance thou hast imagined that Iwas about to conduct thee to distant lands, and didst promise...
《蛇吞象》 总序《蛇吞象》 序序在现代社会,很多年轻人和有志之士不甘于平庸的生活,他们想在自己的人生中干出一番大的事业,但是很多人都是眼高手低,或徘徊于创业的初期,或停顿于事业的中途,因此他们的创业和成功需要指点,需要借鉴。古今中外,人们所推崇的大多是思想家、政治家、艺术家、军事家,然而在富豪当中,也不乏有识之士。我们不能无视那些有亿万资产的企业家,他们对现代经济产生了深刻的影响。他们大多建立了自己的事业帝国,为世界的发展、繁荣、富强做出了巨大的贡献。作为现代的人,应该学习他们在发家致富的过程中所展示的聪明才智。他们或在云谲波诡的商海里翻波逐浪,或在变幻莫测的股市中跌打滚爬,或在兴办实业中奋斗拼搏……他们高瞻远瞩,敢为人先,敢冒风险;积累起雄厚的资金,建立起自己梦想的事业,同时也充分显示了一个人战胜自我、把握命运的智慧和胆识。...
by William WoodPREFACESixty years ago today the guns that thundered round Fort Sumterbegan the third and greatest modern civil war fought byEnglish-speaking people. This war was quite as full of politicsas were the other twothe War of the American Revolution andthat of Puritan and Cavalier. But, though the present Chroniclenever ignores the vital correlations between statesmen andcommanders, it is a book of warriors, through and through.I gratefully acknowledge the indispensable assistance of C
问:为什么在这个行业里你能做得特别出色? 答:我是一个做酥皮点心的师傅,所以我对甜点比较了解并能帮助开发新产品。新的防腐剂终于能够除掉生面团上面的不同条纹了,这意味着我们能比以前投资更多的产品了。 表明因你的天性好奇、热爱读书等原因,你是如何跟踪新产品的。你有没有足够的兴趣进行额外的研究并把适当的精力运用到你的工作上?给予具体的回答。 Q:Why would you be particularly good at this business? A:I was a pastry chef,so I understand dessert products well and can help you with new product development.Recent preservatives have e a long way toward eliminating texture difference in pastry dough.This means we can investigate many more products than before....
淑女最爱的青菜是荷兰豆,深恶痛绝的食品是猪肉,当诸多人垂涎欲滴面对东坡肘,淑女漫不经心表示这种恶俗的食品让她作呕,用公用洗手间的马桶冲水用细高跟鞋子代替手,使用牙签时习惯低头并以餐巾纸遮住微张的口,习惯在工作时间吃深海鱼油,收工之后在专卖店转悠,对知名品牌的历史渊源倒背如流,当目光与男人形成对流,她会嘟哝着莫名其妙转身就走,活像遭遇了午夜拦截的盲流,走过数米之后再回头,看看叵测的男人跟上来没有,通常情况是身后空荡得令人又恼又羞,恨只很自己没有一步三回首,抛抛媚眼拿晕他的头。 淑女在青春路上欲擒故纵晃悠到26,爱情只见播种不见收,只落得妖精一人是密友,没事就往一起凑,偏偏一到收工后,妖精已为应付约会忙成登上舞台的小丑,逛街都要擎着手机边说边走,只有这样才有撞进帅哥怀里的借口。...
On The Firing Lineby Anna Chapin Ray and Hamilton Brock FullerCHAPTER ONESix feet one in his stockings, broad-shouldered and without an ounce of extra flesh, Harvard Weldon suddenly halted before one of a line of deck chairs."I usually get what I want, Miss Dent," he observed suggestively."You are more fortunate than most people." Her answering tone was dry.Most men would have been baffled by her apparent indifference. Not so was Weldon. Secure in the possession of a good tailor and an equally
华盖翻飞,旌旗晃动,滚滚尘沙中祭祀的仪仗影影绰绰,不知年代的古观象台……熊熊烈火中怀抱琵琶的曼妙飞天腾空而起……一片时而葱绿,时而荒凉的原野,空旷的原野上散落着大大小小的石头,石头上凿刻着一道道永远都看不懂的经文……已经不知道是多少回了,大约从记事起我就一直做着这个奇怪的梦。当我从梦中醒来的时候,火车已经停靠在古镇的站台上,我迫不及待地下了车,深深地吸了一口这清新湿润的空气,稍稍舒展了一下远途劳顿的筋骨,一阵温暖和幸福的感觉在全身的每一个细胞里洋溢着,好象脱胎换骨一样。远处傍晚的斜阳还在留恋着雍懒的山谷,农舍周围散漫着薄薄的炊烟,田地、房屋、树木、小路一切都仿佛是我临走时的样子。我信步朝祖屋的方向走去……...
THE WITCH AND HER SERVANTS[22][22] From the Russian. Kletke.Long time ago there lived a King who had three sons; the eldestwas called Szabo, the second Warza, and the youngest Iwanich.One beautiful spring morning the King was walking through hisgardens with these three sons, gazing with admiration at thevarious fruit-trees, some of which were a mass of blossom, whilstothers were bowed to the ground laden with rich fruit. Duringtheir wanderings they came unperceived on a piece of waste land...
在连环杀手的历史上,“开膛手杰克”是如此的卓尔不群,尽管从他惊人地出手到神秘地消失,已经过去了100多年,但每当提起著名的连环杀手,他那邪恶的身影就会从迷雾笼罩的伦敦东区那些狭窄而昏暗的街道中浮现出来,甚至,有些犯罪学家还将他称为是连环杀手之父。在从1888年8月底到11月初短短的两个月内,一系列前所未闻的血腥残忍的谋杀,让那个秋天里的伦敦变得异常的躁动不安。今天,当你漫步在伦敦的东区,会看到这里的街道干净整洁,两旁是贴着玻璃幕墙的高层写字楼。需要一些想象力,才能够回到“开膛手杰克”出没的那个时代的东区。在维多利亚时代,伦敦的东区是一个大贫民窟,以移民和贫困著称,在经济上和社会生活方面都被排除在外。在狭窄的街道两旁那些破旧的房屋里,挤满了散发着恶臭的男女酗酒者,他们眼眶乌青,整天靠烈性的杜松子酒度日,连头发都懒得梳理一下。在这里大约聚集着90万人,汇集着大批英国社会最底层的蓝...