HIGH-WATER MARKWhen the tide was out on the Dedlow Marsh, its extended drearinesswas patent. Its spongy, low-lying surface, sluggish, inky pools,and tortuous sloughs, twisting their slimy way, eel-like, towardthe open bay, were all hard facts. So were the few green tussocks,with their scant blades, their amphibious flavor and unpleasantdampness. And if you choose to indulge your fancyalthough theflat monotony of the Dedlow Marsh was not inspiringthe wavy lineof scattered drift gave an unpleasant consciousness of the spentwaters, and made the dead certainty of the returning tide a gloomyreflection which no present sunshine could dissipate. The greenermeadowland seemed oppressed with this idea, and made no positive...　

十亿消费者——来自中国商界第一线的经验作者：James McGregor 译者：白痴年代前言　　这原本是从北京飞往沿海城市福州的一次常规飞行。航空公司是一家新成立的国有公司，飞机也是新进口的。但乘务组兴奋有余、专业不足，让我觉得这次飞行一点儿也不常规。服务员们在前排嘻笑打闹，急急忙忙地收拢要带回家的大包小包，里面都是多出来的航空餐当中最好的东西。驾驶员舱门在整个飞行期间一直都开着。飞行师会走出来在前排打个小盹。　　终于要降落了。脚下郁郁葱葱的绿色大地和星罗密布的农舍和猪圈，离我们越来越近。飞机开始转向，对准正在迅速接近的跑道，两名空乘站在正副飞行员的身后，准备如同冲浪一般把飞机降落到跑道上。突然，当我们距离布满了橡胶轮胎擦痕的跑道不足50英尺的时候，飞行员猛地一把把操纵杆推了上去。引擎尖叫起来，飞机急速爬升。有意思的是，两名空乘都没有载跟头，但她们都踉踉跄跄的回到了座位上，一脸...　

White Liesby Charles ReadeCHAPTER I.Towards the close of the last century the Baron de Beaurepaire lived in the chateau of that name in Brittany. His family was of prodigious antiquity; seven successive barons had already flourished on this spot when a younger son of the house accompanied his neighbor the Duke of Normandy in his descent on England, and was rewarded by a grant of English land, on which he dug a mote and built a chateau, and called it Beaurepaire (the worthy Saxons turned this into Borreper without delay). Since that day more than twenty gentlemen of the same lineage had held in turn the original chateau and lands, and handed them down to their present lord.Thus rooted in his native Brittany, Henri Lionel Marie St. Quentin de Beaurepaire was as f...　

Rasselas, Prince of Abyssiniaby Samuel JohnsonCHAPTER I - DESCRIPTION OF A PALACE IN A VALLEY.YE who listen with credulity to the whispers of fancy, and pursue with eagerness the phantoms of hope; who expect that age will perform the promises of youth, and that the deficiencies of the present day will be supplied by the morrow, attend to the history of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia.Rasselas was the fourth son of the mighty Emperor in whose dominions the father of waters begins his course - whose bounty pours down the streams of plenty, and scatters over the world the harvests of Egypt.According to the custom which has descended from age to age among the monarchs of the torrid zone, Rasselas was confined in a private palace, with the other sons and daught...　

1978年，11月27日笔记本上留有这样的字样，这个笔记本是我在自己的档案里找到的。那是我政治生涯中具有重大意义的日子。1978年11月27日，星期一，苏共中央全会召开的日子，我在全会上当选为中央书记。结局出乎意料的聚餐11月25日，我从斯塔夫罗波尔飞到莫斯科。星期天中午12点，我来到既是老乡又是朋友的马拉塔·格拉莫夫家中，我俩从当共青团员时就很要好，当天他过50岁生日。这当然是朋友聚会的由头了。在小费列夫街一幢新楼四层的住宅里聚集了几个人，基本上都是斯塔夫罗波尔人。这样的日子我们是如何庆祝的，大家都知道。按照俄罗斯人的方式，阔绰大方，佳肴美酒，友好交谈，开开玩笑，唱唱歌曲。另外，这次聚到一起的人，大家都是老相识。聚会开始，照例是相互祝酒。不过因为这是朋友聚会，祝酒词既发自内心，又不很规范。大家情绪高涨，过生日者本人也不例外。50岁算什么！连中午都不到！祝酒的同时自然也少不了欢谈。大家谈...　

Lecture VIIITHE DIVIDED SELF, AND THE PROCESS OF ITS UNIFICATIONThe last lecture was a painful one, dealing as it did with evilas a pervasive element of the world we live in. At the close ofit we were brought into full view of the contrast between the twoways of looking at life which are characteristic respectively ofwhat we called the healthy-minded, who need to be born only once,and of the sick souls, who must be twice-born in order to behappy. The result is two different conceptions of the universeof our experience. In the religion of the once-born the world isa sort of rectilinear or one-storied affair, whose accounts arekept in one denomination, whose parts have just the values which...　

第一章命运象把锁，锁住了俺想飞的翅膀，俺只有17岁，可俺却是一个十个月大的女孩的妈妈，而她的父亲也就是俺的丈夫却断了背椎骨，俺只得乞讨，为了那个破寨还能象个家……　　　　　　　　　　　　　　——年轻的女乞丐自称是位“女中学生”。夏天的北京动物园门口人来人往，热闹非凡，正在暑假里享受难得的轻松的孩子们一脸惬意的笑容，生活对他们来说如头上的太阳般灿烂。儿子买了一大盒“和路雪”冰激凌，同他爸爸争论着恐龙突然消失的原因，我的视线却突然被站在动物园门口左侧墙角的一个女乞丐吸引住了。噢，如果不是她低低垂着的头和胸前挂着的白纸黑字的告示，这个有一头黑发的女孩说什么我也不忍心称她为女乞丐，可事实上她站在那儿的确是在乞讨。我扔下正在为几亿年前的事情讨论的父子俩，奔了过去，正在为《中国乞丐调查》寻找采访个案的我实在不能放弃这样的目标。实际上最吸引我的是这个女丐的气质，她是那样一种与众...　

Castle Rackrentby Maria EdgeworthWith an Introduction by Anne Thackeray RitchieINTRODUCTIONIThe story of the Edgeworth Family, if it were properly told, should be as long as the ARABIAN NIGHTS themselves; the thousand and one cheerful intelligent members of the circle, the amusing friends and relations, the charming surroundings, the cheerful hospitable home, all go to make up an almost unique history of a county family of great parts and no little character. The Edgeworths were people of good means and position, and their rental, we are told, amounted to nearly L3000 a year. At one time there was some talk of a peerage for Mr. Edgeworth, but he was considered too independent for a peerage.The family tradition seems to have been unconventional and spirited alwa...　

杀手·猫胎人1（本章字数：5040 更新时间：2006-11-9 16:28:01）1.「从来没见过这种事。」是啊，谁倒楣见过这种事？川哥蹲在尸体旁，即使戴著口罩，还是可以闻见死者的恐惧。很讽刺。第一现场，竟是一台车身漆著「救人第一」的救护车。氧气罩粗糙地用胶带黏在死者口鼻上，不知是大量的汗水浸润了胶带，还是死者生前最后的挣扎，致使氧气罩脱落了一半。心电图机器接引到死者裸露的胸口，画面当然只剩下一条水平的绿线。死者双手、双脚都被手铐铐在手扶栏杆上，大字形的受难姿势，但凶手却「贴心」地在她的左手臂插入点滴软管，用生理食盐水短暂维系她痛苦的生命。吊在上方的点滴袋只消耗了一半，其馀的一半因为死者血管僵缩、血液凝固，无法顺畅地输入尸体内，逆染成了粉红色的汤水。...　

　第四部分岛上断想───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────　　一、灵魂只能独行（2001年1月1日）　　我是与一个集体一起来到这个岛上的。我被编入了这个集体，是这个集体的一员。在我住在岛上的全部日子里，我都不能脱离这个集体。可是，我知道，我的灵魂不和这个集体在一起。我还知道，任何一个人的灵魂都不可能和任何一个集体在一起。　　灵魂永远只能独行。当一个集体按照一个口令齐步走的时候，灵魂不在场。当若干人朝着一个具体的目的地结伴而行时，灵魂也不在场。不过，在这些时候，那缺席的灵魂很可能就在不远的某处，你会在众声喧哗之时突然听见它的清晰的足音。　　即使两人相爱，他们的灵魂也无法同行。世间最动人的爱仅是一颗独行的灵魂与另一颗独行的灵魂之间的最深切的呼唤和应答。灵魂的行走只有一个目标，就是寻找上帝。灵魂之...　

The Pathfinder, or, The Inland Seaby James Fenimore CooperPREFACEThe plan of this tale suggested itself to the writer manyyears since, though the details are altogether of recent in-vention. The idea of associating seamen and savages inincidents that might be supposed characteristic of theGreat Lakes having been mentioned to a Publisher, thelatter obtained something like a pledge from the Authorto carry out the design at some future day, which pledgeis now tardily and imperfectly redeemed.The reader may recognize an old friend under new cir-cumstances in the principal character of this legend. Ifthe exhibition made of this old acquaintance, in the novelcircumstances in which he now appears, should be foundnot to lessen his favor with the Public, it will be a so...　

The Dhammapada A Collection of Verses Being One of the Canonical Books of the BuddhistsThe Dhammapada ACollection of Verses BeingOne of the CanonicalBooks of the BuddhistsTranslated from Pali by F. Max MullerFrom: The Sacred Books of the East Translated by Various OrientalScholars Edited by F. Max Muller Volume X Part I1- Page 2-The Dhammapada A Collection of Verses Being One of the Canonical Books of the BuddhistsChapter I The Twin-Verses1. All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is foundedon our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts...　

Is Shakespeare Dead?by Mark TwainFROM MY AUTOBIOGRAPHYCHAPTER IScattered here and there through the stacks of unpublished manuscript which constitute this formidable Autobiography and Diary of mine, certain chapters will in some distant future be found which deal with "Claimants"claimants historically notorious: Satan, Claimant; the Golden Calf, Claimant; the Veiled Prophet of Khorassan, Claimant; Louis XVII., Claimant; William Shakespeare, Claimant; Arthur Orton, Claimant; Mary Baker G. Eddy, Claimantand the rest of them. Eminent Claimants, successful Claimants, defeated Claimants, royal Claimants, pleb Claimants, showy Claimants, shabby Claimants, revered Claimants, despised Claimants, twinkle starlike here and there and yonder through the mists of history and...　

第一章一大清早，陶家的大太太就领着几个姨太，跟在独眼管家王宝财的后面，急急忙忙往后院走。出现了一件奇事——后院那口干涸了多年的老井，在连续干旱了数十天的夏季里，突然往外汩汩冒水。独眼管家王宝财把这件事情报告给大太太时，大太太十分惊异，立刻召集了二太太、三太太和四太太，众人踩着长满青苔的麻石路面，来到了后院。果然，那口盖着石板的老井正在不断地往外涌着水流，像有妖怪在井里施展魔力。众人无不惊恐。大太太看了大家一眼，道：“慌什么！”众人都说没慌呀。大太太看着独眼管家道：“王宝财，你慌什么呀？”独眼管家道：“……大太太，如果是雨季，井里向外冒水不奇怪，可现在旱得连蛤蟆都要上吊了，这口井怎么会向外冒水呢……”大太太道：“井冒水怎么了？井冒水好呀，这是吉兆，说明我们陶家财源茂盛呀！”独眼管家嗫嚅道：“可是……可是……”大太太有些恼火地道：“可是什么？别磕磕巴巴的，痛快点！”...　

　　1.恋爱简历　　上大学时，我曾经不知不觉地谈上了恋爱，其实无所谓爱情，现在看来倒象是初恋实习。　　大学生活的平面是建立在寝室－食堂－教室－图书馆这几个点上，的确有点单调，加上我天性单纯，品行善良，好助人为乐，常常替她买饭，替她占图书馆的座位，与其他女同学相比，与她看电影和跳舞次数更多一点，这些都非常合符校园生活的公式：同学友情＋频繁接触＝校园恋情。其实，我与她除了形式上象恋爱之外，内容几乎什么也没有。　　她与我同系不同班，认识她时也不是一见钟情。听大课时，我总带一本与课程无关的书去看，走神太多，怕过不了关，一次她正好坐在我的身旁，我陪个小心，借抄她工整之极的课堂笔记，于是就认识了她。为感谢她的笔记，我请她看外国电影，她欣然而来，就这么认识了。　　我那时真不知道恋爱是怎么一回事，同学情长，在一起时间长了，就显得亲切，既亲切话也就说得多，话说得多，不就是象恋爱一样...　

春秋左氏傳左傳·隱公（傳）惠公元妃孟子。孟子卒，繼室以聲子，生隱公。宋武公生仲子。仲子生而有文在其手，曰為魯夫人，故仲子歸于我。生桓公而惠公薨，是以隱公立而奉之。隱公（經一·一）元年春，王正月。（經一·二）三月，公及邾儀父盟于蔑。（經一·三）夏，五月，鄭伯克段于鄢。（經一·四）秋，七月，天王使宰咺來歸惠公、仲子之赗。（經一·五）九月，及宋人盟于宿。（經一·六）冬，十有二月，祭伯來。（經一·七）公子益師卒。（傳一·一）元年，春，王周正月，不書即位，攝也。（傳一·二）三月，公及邾儀父盟于蔑，邾子克也。未王命，故不書爵。曰「儀父」，貴之也。公攝位而欲求好於邾，故為蔑之盟。（傳一·三）夏，四月，費伯帥師城郎。不書，非公命也。（傳一·四）初，鄭武公娶于申，曰武姜，生莊公及共叔段。莊公寤生，驚姜氏，故名曰寤生，遂惡之。愛共叔段，欲立之。亟請於武公，公弗許。及莊公即位，為之請...　

--内容摘要致命的咒语作者：沐紫大学校园里，一个恐怖的噩梦，牵出了三十年前的一桩血腥冤案，为了揭开噩梦的谜团，主人公费尽心机，抽丝拨茧，与鬼魂对话，与主谋斗智，几次遇险，最终解除咒语，真相大白。致命的咒语作者: 沐紫引子在学生们的心中，这是一道带有玄幻色彩的栅栏墙。它像一道屏障，把老校区和新校区隔开。学校规定，因为老校区年久失修，容易发生危险，禁止任何学生进入老校区。然而，在学生中流传的，却是另一个版本。毕竟是年轻的大学生，好奇心往往超越了他们的理智。陈杰是物理系大三的学生，平时寡言少语，胆子却很大，替同学打抱不平差点把人打死。学校没把他开除已是万幸。大三了，课程也稍微松了些，男生们开始琢磨着猎女孩子，泡妞儿了。陈杰却该干嘛干嘛，自己有什么想法也不和别人商量，也不听别人谈论。可没多久，就有人发现他和邻班的文小宇经常约会了。...　

这个称呼，早不再用了。我倒觉得它好，大有义理在内。不肯用的原因大约有二：一是嫌它“文”了，不够“白话”标准。二是认为那“官”不对头——怎么读的人就必定是个做官的不成？太封建……错会意了。“看官”与“官儿”无涉——比如就像曹雪芹笔下写的赖嬷嬷教训她儿子赖尚荣：“……别说你是官儿了，就横行霸道的！”不是那种“官”。“看官”一语除了是为语气尊敬，更含有深义：您是判断是非好坏的审“官”者，或者是弹劾坏人劣迹的御史、按察的“大员”，请来评判我这拙作，是高是下，是美是丑……此之谓“官”之义也。可是如果我将这篇“代序”题为“致看官”，不但无恩领我心意，反倒引起讥嘲或误解。世上的事，一涉“文词”，一涉中华汉字语文，遇上简单化对待的人，事情往往麻烦很大，问题横生，表达起来可就难如人意，也难惬己衷了。讲明鄙怀以后，请允许我称您为“看官”，而不敢呼叫什么“读者”。...