THE UNDERGROUND WORKERSOn a bitter night somewhere between Christmas and the New Year, aman set out to walk to the neighbouring village. It was not manymiles off, but the snow was so thick that there were no roads, orwalls, or hedges left to guide him, and very soon he lost his wayaltogether, and was glad to get shelter from the wind behind athick juniper tree. Here he resolved to spend the night,thinking that when the sun rose he would be able to see his pathagain....
邯郸城内喧天的锣鼓把沉沉的暗夜敲得粉碎。尽管天气十分寒冷,等待熬年夜的人仍冒着严寒走出家门,举着火把,敲着锣鼓走在街头庆贺新的一年的到来。按照赵国风俗,在新年到来的晚上大人小孩都不睡觉,围坐在火盆旁听长者讲述本族掌故,大家边吃边谈,并把火烧得旺旺的,象征来年的兴旺发达日子红火,这叫熬年,熬的时间越长,表示人寿越高,明年的年头越好。人们还把竹竿桐木截成一段一段的放在火盆中烧,发生劈里啪啦的声响,把年吓跑。据说“年”是一种凶残狡猾的怪物,每年只在一年的年终来到人间,破坏人们辛勤劳动的果实,有时也把人吃掉,人们十分害怕年的到来,就把除夕之夜叫做过年,也就是过关口的意思。人们偶然发现“年”这种怪物怕火烧爆竹筒的声音,因此,过年的时候就形成敲锣打鼓放鞭炮的习俗。...
郭彧 主讲方以智,号浮山,明末安徽桐城方氏学派的代表人物之一,清顾治七年(I650)出家为僧。其父方孔炤,字潜夫,号仁植,万历丙辰(1616年)进士,官至右佥都御史,巡抚湖广。为杨嗣昌弹劾,同黄道周一道入狱(西库),二人在西库讨论易学,黄道周作《易象正》二十四图,方孔炤则酝酿《周易时论》腹稿。《周易时论》始作于祟祯三年(1630),崇祯十六年(1643)初稿成,方以智作跋。是年方孔炤又“仅因杨本,推广诸家,俟人引触会通,神而明之,命儿侄辈编录,题曰《几表》”(《图象几表》前序),方以智则集结诸家易图及说而成《图象几表》八卷。清顺治十二年,方孔炤去世,至顺冶十五年(1658)方以智又为成书作跋。《周易时论》十五卷,合前“图象几表”八卷,共二十三卷。方以智还有《物理小识》、《通雅》、《东西均》、《药地炮庄》、《易余》、《古今性说合编》等著作。...
On the Study of Zoologyby Thomas H. HuxleyNATURAL HISTORY is the name familiarly applied to the study of theproperties of such natural bodies as minerals, plants, and animals; thesciences which embody the knowledge man has acquired upon thesesubjects are commonly termed Natural Sciences, in contradistinction toother so-called "physical" sciences; and those who devote themselvesespecially to the pursuit of such sciences have been and are commonlytermed "Naturalists."...
FAIRY TALES OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSENTHE OLD CHURCH BELL(WRITTEN FOR THE SCHILLER ALBUM)by Hans Christian AndersenIN the country of Wurtemburg, in Germany, where the acacias growby the public road, where the apple-trees and the pear-trees in autumnbend to the earth with the weight of the precious fruit, lies thelittle town of Marbach. As is often the case with many of these towns,...
第一章 踏上征程 2003年06月06日 天刚亮我就起来了,悄悄地下楼,手里拿着我那皱巴巴的,已经被列上了几百项旅途物资的准备清单,围着我那新买的陆虎车反复地检查,GPS注,卫星电话,对讲机,笔记本电脑,甚至锅碗瓢盆,燃气,大米,毯子,睡袋,登山杖,水桶,软管,绳子,电警棍,刀子等等等等,看着车被塞得满满的,我的心总算踏实了。“征途战友”:我(左一),任伟杰(左二),路虎车 过程中我的妈妈老来问:“你这是又要上哪去呀?”我笑说:“到郊区走走!”只听她哼了一声说:“我不信!反正注意安全,记住你可是上有老下有小啊!疯婆子!”我一听大笑起来,我向来以为她这是夸我。忙把她拉到一边认真地嘱咐道:“千万不要告诉爸爸,若他问就说我坐飞机去兰州了,几天就回来。” 2003年06月06日 9点,真的要出发了!这个时间是同伴任伟杰掐算的。 站在车边的两个儿子向我高兴地挥着手,就像往常我出...
夜像看不到边际的黑色丝绒幕布一般,令人绝望地下沉,让我透不过气来。我蜷缩在办公室里的那张满是污迹的沙发上,四肢冰凉,浑身颤抖。薄薄的木门紧闭着,房间里充斥了来苏水与福尔马林药水混合的难闻气味,走廊外传来断断续续忽高忽低的哀伤的哭泣声。那似乎是婴儿在绝望地哭泣,细小如野猫在哀叫,阴冷的风嗖地一声从破了一半的窗户里灌了进来,这婴儿的哭声被阴风割裂得若有若无。而我继续蜷缩在沙发上,身体颤抖得更厉害了。我是被表弟的电话惊醒的,他说马上到解剖楼来找我。表弟比我小十岁,在学院里教病理学,我很羡慕他,每天可以穿得干干净净衣冠楚楚站在阶梯教室的讲台上,拿着麦克风给三个班的学生讲大课。而我就没有这么幸福了,我也算是医学院里的老师,只不过是解剖实验课的助教,说是助教,其实就是在解剖楼里做些打杂的事。比如说做离体兔肠应激反应实验时,教学生怎样用榔头对兔子执行死刑;又比如说,面对骨骼标...
Catherine: A StoryCatherine: A Storyby William Makepeace Thackeray1- Page 2-Catherine: A StoryContentsAdvertisement1. Introducing to the reader the chief personages of this narrative.2. In which are depicted the pleasures of a sentimental attachment.3. In which a narcotic is administered, and a great deal of genteel...
Moral Emblemsby Robert Louis StevensonContentsNOT I, AND OTHER POEMSI. Some like drinkII. Here, perfect to a wishIII. As seamen on the seasIV. The pamphlet here presentedMORAL EMBLEMS: A COLLECTION OF CUTS AND VERSESI. See how the children in the printII. Reader, your soul upraise to seeIII. A PEAK IN DARIEN - Broad-gazing on untrodden landsIV. See in the print how, moved by whimV. Mark, printed on the opposing page...
列宁说:“以革命的名义想想过去。”“忘记过去就意味着背叛。”忘记过去的灾难,就会给未来带来祸灾。“文革”过去了三十多年。亲自经历了那场浩劫的中老年朋友,回忆起那段痛心的历史,至今还心有余悸。历史是一面镜子。历史是由血泪写成的。“史无前例”的十年动乱,不仅给人留下伤口,更留下深刻的教训。我们不应遗忘。遗忘历史的民族必然丧失前途。人民只有从过去的错误中吸取教训,才能避免历史的悲剧重演。邓小平指出:“总结历史是为了开辟未来”,“没有‘文化大革命’的教训,就不可能制定十一届三中全会以来的思想、政治、组织路线和一系列政策。”“为什么呢?就是因为有‘文化大革命’作比较,‘文化大革命’变成了我们的财富。”(《邓小平平文选》第3卷272页)...