《权力巅峰的爱》 题记关于作者韦尔纳·比尔曼:1945年出生,作家和电影制作者。他拍摄纪录片近50年之久,主要是历史题材,最近的作品有《第一次世界大战——噩梦凡尔登》(2004年)和《——玛丽安娜和弗朗茨·约瑟夫·施特劳斯》(2005年)。他因自己的作品受到阿道尔夫·格里墨奖的表彰。乌尔里克·布林科:1963年生,作为文化领域的自由作家为西德广播电视公司工作。她的重点是传记。作品有多部电影以及在德国电视一台系列片《传奇》中:《玛丽莲·梦露》(2003年)、《约翰·F·肯尼迪》(2003年)、《现代君主制:唐·卡洛斯》(2000年)和《琥珀屋和寻找丢失财宝的人》(2001)年以及《——南希和罗纳德·里根》(与巴巴拉·比曼合作,2005年)。马塞尔·科芬巴赫:1969年出生,来自科隆的自由作家和电影制作人。作品有多部纪录片,近作有《蝙蝠的秘密,朗姆酒和革命之间的巴卡尔蒂》(与埃克哈尔·西克合作,2003年),《迪...
段祺瑞 最高职务:北洋临时政府执政。最幸运处:被李鸿章欣赏,推荐他到德国学军事。最大特点:爱权不爱财。最伤心事:平生知己徐树铮被冯玉祥枪杀。 17岁千里步行投军;操炮一一命中,李鸿章转怒为笑,遣他留学德国习军事;小站练兵,成为袁世凯手下大将;一造共和,他有一份功劳 在中国近现代史上,有两位合肥人很出名,一个是李鸿章,另一个就是段祺瑞。 1881年,清军管带段从德操演返营,正在榻上抽烟歇息,忽然有马弁来报,说有人求见,段从德不耐烦地挥手说:“不见。”马弁为难地说:“来人自称是你的侄子。”段从德一愣,心里想:“我这里哪来什么侄子呢?”对马弁说:“让他进来吧。”一会儿,一个瘦瘦小小的少年进了营房,一见段从德就跪下叫道:“叔叔,我可找到你了!”段从德忙上前扶起少年,一看之下,吃惊道:“孩子,你怎么找到这里的?从家乡来的?”少年点头说:“侄子从合肥走来,专门投奔叔叔。”段从德更加吃惊:“步行...
Emile Zolaby William Dean HowellsIn these times of electrical movement, the sort of constructionin the moral world for which ages were once needed, takes placealmost simultaneously with the event to be adjusted in history,and as true a perspective forms itself as any in the past. A fewweeks after the death of a poet of such great epical imagination,such great ethical force, as Emile Zola, we may see him asclearly and judge him as fairly as posterity alone was formerly...
《罪之源》作者:佚名我想斗胆问一句:在您的内心深处,会不会有一种作恶的冲动,这种冲动有时候会吓你一跳,让你怀疑自己是否发了疯。我经常有这种冲动,尤其是在看到银行运钞车停在单位门口的时候,我甚至怀疑,假如给我一把枪,我真的会冲过去。这种念头,让我非常恐怖,于是就有了《罪之源》。1夜色已经很深了,头顶上只有几点星光,月亮不见了踪影,大概是躲到云层里去了吧?夜风阵阵吹着,有点凉,刘颌感觉身上一阵阵发麻,看着自己脚下的一片血泊和躺在血地里的人,他有点恍然若失,不知道自己为何突然下了这么大的决心,但是似乎并不懊恼,只是感觉如释重负般得解脱。空气中还飘荡着淡淡的紫罗兰香水的味道,和着新鲜的血液的味道,一起冲到刘颌的鼻腔里,竟然有一种说不出的兴奋。...
大学的生活当然是一生中最美妙的时光。大学的生活,除了教学楼、食堂、图书馆,我们呆得最多的地方就是休息的宿舍了。宿舍里面当然不止是自己一个人,还有来自天南海北的同学。大家聚到一起,当然会发生许许多多的趣事,成了大学生活里最动人的一章。早上起床、跑操,中午打水、吃饭,晚上自习回来洗漱完毕,就开始宿舍里最重要的活动了——卧谈。所谓“卧谈”就是指临睡前整个宿舍的人都躺在床上,在还没入睡时进行的各种讨论。“卧谈”内容包罗万象,大到国事天下事,小到宿舍内部细节,男生女生宿舍“卧谈”内容还不尽相同。校园八卦、笑话、感情故事、甚至鬼故事都在“卧谈”之列。如果你有机会晚上到某个宿舍门口听听,一定会吸引住你的耳朵,大多的时候大家还都是谈论轻松有趣的话题,“卧谈”真成了宿舍文化的发源。...
从“较大的城市”铁岭往东北方向走,有一条宽阔的大沟,直通吉林市。这条沟的南端蒙古和罗沟,从京城通往船厂(吉林市的古称)的交通要道就从这里通过,并在这里设了个驿站,叫蒙古和罗站。沟的两侧是长白山的余脉吉林老爷岭,高低起伏的群山连绵不断地向北延伸。沟里面有一条河,叫叶赫河,因为这里是满族叶赫部落的发源地而得名。叶赫河水流淌了几千年,滋润着这里的土地,养育着这里的人民。 蒙古和罗站设在一个叫“棉花”的地方。人们习惯地把这里称呼为“棉花街”,当地人的发音叫做“niaohua gai”。后来,这里成立乡一级建制的时候,嫌棉花二字太俗,就改称莲花,因为街的后面有个莲花泡而得名。由于在这里居住的人比较多,逐渐形成了一个集镇,有粮栈、有店铺、有钱庄、有当铺、有铁匠炉等等,当然还有“窑子”。从现在的莲花地名中,仍然可以看到当年的工商业的影子,如“糖坊”、“画匠铺”、“烧锅屯”、“茶棚”...
THE COMPARISON OF NUMA WITH LYCURGUSby Plutarchtranslated by John DrydenHAVING thus finished the lives of Lycurgus and Numa, we shall now,though the work be difficult, put together their points ofdifference as they lie here before our view. Their points oflikeness are obvious; their moderation, their religion, their capacityof government and discipline, their both deriving their laws and...
The Altruist in Politicsby Benjamin CardozoThere comes not seldom a crisis in the life of men, of nations,and of worlds, when the old forms seem ready to decay, and theold rules of action have lost their binding force. The evils ofexisting systems obscure the blessings that attend them; and,where reform is needed, the cry is raised for subversion. Thecause of such phenomena is not far to seek. "It used to appear...
Reminiscences of Tolstoyby Ilya Tolstoy [his son]TRANSLATED BY GEORGE CALDERONIN one of his letters to his great-aunt, Alexandra Andreyevna Tolstoy, my father gives the following description of his children:The eldest [Sergei] is fair-haired and good-looking; there is something weak and patient in his expression, and very gentle. His laugh is not infectious; but when he cries, I can hardly refrain from crying, too. Every one says he is like my eldest brother.I am afraid to believe it. It is
THE MODEL MILLIONAIREUNLESS one is wealthy there is no use in being a charming fellow.Romance is the privilege of the rich, not the profession of theunemployed. The poor should be practical and prosaic. It isbetter to have a permanent income than to be fascinating. Theseare the great truths of modern life which Hughie Erskine neverrealised. Poor Hughie! Intellectually, we must admit, he was notof much importance. He never said a brilliant or even an ill-...
Cratylusby PlatoTranslated by Benjamin JowettINTRODUCTION.The Cratylus has always been a source of perplexity to the student ofPlato. While in fancy and humour, and perfection of style and metaphysicaloriginality, this dialogue may be ranked with the best of the Platonicwritings, there has been an uncertainty about the motive of the piece,which interpreters have hitherto not succeeded in dispelling. We need notsuppose that Plato used words in order to conceal his thoughts, or that he...
如果你把一个人仅仅看作他自己,那么他就会自暴自弃。但是如果你坚持用更高的期望来要求和看待一个人,那么你的期望就很有可能实现。——歌德你知道的,事情就是这样。要不是那些众所周知的东西,单看外表、行为,你不一定能分辨出一个贵夫人和一个卖花姑娘。问题的关键在于人们如何来看她们。对于希金斯教授来说,我其实一直是一个卖花姑娘,因为他从来就是这样看我的;但我知道对你而言,我就是一个端庄、美丽、高雅的贵夫人,因为你一直就是这样看待我的,永远也不会变。——伊莱扎·杜丽特,引自乔治·伯纳德·肖《窈窕淑女》译者注:《窈窕淑女》(Pygmalion),由乔治·伯纳德·肖导演的一部喜剧片,曾获得第37届奥斯卡最佳影片、最佳导演、最佳男主角、最佳彩色片摄影等八项大奖。影片讲述的是语言学教授希金斯因为与别人打赌而将贫寒但美丽的卖花女子伊莱扎·杜丽特装扮成一位贵夫人,由此改变了杜丽特一生命运的故事。片中女...