Evergreensby Jerome K. JeromeThey look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow dropsand the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauveand yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping withbright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leavestoward the coming gladness of their lives. They stand apart, so coldand hard amid the stirring hope and joy that are throbbing all aroundthem.And in the deep full summer-time, when all the rest of
Lecture XIISovereigntyThe historical theories commonly received among Englishlawyers have done so much harm not only to the study of law butto the study of history, that an account of the origin and growthof our legal system, founded on the examination of new materialsand the re-examination of old ones, is perhaps the most urgentlyneeded of all additions to English knowledge. But next to a newhistory of law, what we most require is a new philosophy of law....
Modern Custom and Ancient Laws of Russiaby Maxime Kovalevsky1891Lecture IIIThe Past and Present of the Russian Village CommunityFew questions of history are debated in our days as that ofthe origin of village communities. French, English, and Germanscholars, to say nothing of Russians and Americans, havepublished whole volumes in order to prove either the existence ornon-existence of village communities in that period of evolutionwhich is generally known as patriarchal....
Rivers to the Seaby Sara TeasdaleToERNSTCONTENTSPART ISPRING NIGHTTHE FLIGHTNEW LOVE AND OLDTHE LOOKSPRINGTHE LIGHTED WINDOWTHE KISSSWANSTHE OLD MAIDFROM THE WOOLWORTH TOWERAT NIGHTTHE YEARSPEACEAPRILCOMEMOODSAPRIL SONGMAY DAYCROWNEDTO A CASTILIAN SONGBROADWAYA WINTER BLUEJAYIN A RESTAURANTJOYIN A RAILROAD STATIONIN THE TRAIN...
"欲把西湖比西子,浓妆淡抹总相宜",杭州自古就是人们向往的旅游胜地,梦中天堂,杭州美,美在西湖。素有天堂瑰宝之称的龙井茶就产在风景秀美的西子湖畔。这里土地肥沃,其独特的山区小气候非常有利于茶树的生长发育。大自然特别的垂青和茶农精心的培育诞生了品质优异、名扬中外的龙井茶。茶史追溯 唐代茶圣陆羽在《茶经》中有"杭州、钱塘天竺、灵隐二寺产茶"的记载。 北宋时期,西湖群山生产的"宝云茶"、"香林茶"、"白云茶"都已成为贡茶。元代,龙井茶的品质得到进一步提升。明代,《钱塘县志》载"茶出龙井者,作豆花香,色清味甘,与他山异",龙井茶名声远播。清代,乾隆皇帝下江南时,四次到龙井茶区视察、品尝龙井茶,赞不绝口,并将胡公庙前的18棵茶树封为"御茶"。从此,龙井茶更加身价大振,名扬天下。...
“赶超世界先进水平”作为一种口号在中国已流行了很长一段时间。然而到底如何赶超,很少有人具体探讨。我很高兴地看到我在香港中文大学执教时的两位高徒孙黎和曹声容写了这本以标杆战略为主题的书填补了中国管理界的一个重要的空白。《长大的鞋子》站得高,看得远,立意新颖,资料丰富,文笔生动。从人穿鞋子需要不断更新合脚的鞋子这一简单的观察入手,点出了公司成长,其战略管理系统也需不断吐故纳新的深奥的道理。通读全书,我感受最深的有两点。第一,导言部分的德隆和三九等企业惨败的案例令人深思。GE是世界级企业中的楷模。以GE为标杆不可谓目标不远大,然而殊不知很多欧美企业都已放弃了对GE多元化经营的学习,而埋头专心在某些领域做强做好。羽翼未丰的中国企业崇拜GE是可以理解的。改动一句古诗,“不知庐山真面目,只因身在此山外”,可点出这种问题的焦点。只盲目模仿GE多元化经营的表面现象而不理解GE背后支撑其多元...
THE LITTLE GOOD MOUSEONCE upon a time there lived a King and Queen who loved eachother so much that they were never happy unless they weretogether. Day after day they went out hunting or fishing; nightafter night they went to balls or to the opera; they sang, and danced,and ate sugar-plums, and were the gayest of the gay, and all theirsubjects followed their example so that the kingdom was called theJoyous Land. Now in the next kingdom everything was as different...
《纽扣杀人案》之番外,《一号歹徒》作者:鬼马星2008年3月5日岳程静静地注视着眼前的这个男人,不敢相信这个文质彬彬,眼神温柔,头发已经全白的四十岁男人是曾经杀死过7名妇女的连环杀手。他手头的卷宗里有这个杀人犯的名字——陆劲,原纽扣收藏家俱乐部成员,5年前,因为炮制“人血纽扣”连续杀死7人。2004年1月5日,陆劲被判死刑立即执行,但不知什么缘故,当时这个判决被临时接到的一道命令拖延了,24小时后,他的刑期被改判为死缓,两年后,他的刑期又被改判为无期徒刑,按理说,他这辈子都该老死在监狱里了,但据岳程所知,此人现在每个月有两天时间可以自由外出。杀了7个人的杀人犯,被捕4年后不仅仍然活着,而且竟然还被允许有部分的行动自由,岳程起初听说此事时,觉得非常吃惊,也难以接受,但自从他接手现在这件案子后,他很快就明白了此人对局里意味着什么。...
乍见书斋里,一灯如豆。夜风从紧闭的门扉缝隙中吹入,发出呼呼的低嚎。烛火随风摇曳,微弱昏黄的烛光映照出书斋内两条人影,在幽黯的夜色中,有种说不出来的邪诡。"名册遗失之事,你知道了吧?"上座者把玩着两只大小如卵的青玉圆球,发出清脆的撞击声,在夜里听来格外清冷。"知道了。""那份名册记载着与我们行动相关的成员,名册上七品以上的官员人数多达十余人,要是落到小皇帝那一帮人手中……不用我说,你也应该知道我们的下场如何吧?""明白。""不管怎么说,咱们都是同一艘船上的人,一旦翻了船,你也无法置身事外,不过……"他阴冷地笑了笑,"俗话说:。小心驶得万年船",只要我们把船驶得稳,自然什么事也没有。"...
这是一个不起眼的地方。在退潮期间,褐色的泥浆被晒干后龟裂成一片片小方块,一眼看去,整个泥滩像被铺上一层砖瓦,给人一种怪异的感觉。泥滩上那条向远处的大海流淌的溪水已不再像一条小溪,只剩下一条沟,几乎是条裂缝,沟底汪着一小滩死水。潮水一来,这条沟又会被灌满。沟有两条倾斜的侧岸,上面的泥浆与其他地方的泥浆干的过程不一样,那里的泥片干得很彻底,焦干焦干的,像漂过白似的。看上去像黑白相间的拼图。这里就像任何一个货港,是一条工业化的风景线:大型停车场、金属保安栏网、头戴安全帽的人们、巨大的载货车在货物的重压下哼哼。坐落在坚实基础上的钢铁巨臂向大海伸去,去迎接货轮上的货物。起重架无声地转动,将货物抓起放下。铁路边上是一座座煤山,长长的货车丁丁当当地缓缓驶过,形成了背景的一部分。巨大的圆形仓库的两侧是白色的现代样式的办公楼,形成了背景的另一部分。空气中弥漫着一种永不消散的石油化...