THE WHITE DUCKOnce upon a time a great and powerful King married a lovelyPrincess. No couple were ever so happy; but before theirhoneymoon was over they were forced to part, for the King had togo on a warlike expedition to a far country, and leave his youngwife alone at home. Bitter were the tears she shed, while herhusband sought in vain to soothe her with words of comfort andcounsel, warning her, above all things, never to leave thecastle, to hold no intercourse with strangers, to beware of evilcounsellors, and especially to be on her guard against strangewomen. And the Queen promised faithfully to obey her royal lordand master in these four matters.So when the King set out on his expedition she shut herself up...
[苏]尼·诺索夫 著 朱立人 刘梦耄译[作品简介] 《“全不知”游太阳城》是“全不知”的三部曲的第二部。讲述了全不知在科学技术发达的太阳城的一系列奇遇。 喜欢幻想的全不知迷上了魔法，希望能够得到一根魔棍，实现自己所有的愿望。为了得到魔棍，他拼命做好事，可却没有什么结果。后来，一次偶然的机会，让他遇上了一位神奇的魔法师，他送给了全不知一根魔棍，但条件是他不能用魔法去做坏事。 全不知用魔法变出的汽车带着他和另外两个小矮子来到了太阳城，这里的科技发达，人们都过着幸福美好的生活，带着魔棍的全不知的到来，却打乱了这里的日常秩序，闹出了一连串的麻烦。他把这里的无辜的小矮子变成了驴子，又把动物园里的驴子变成了小矮子，还把警察局的墙也给弄倒了。当全不知在良心的谴责下，想用魔法把一切恢复原样的时候，却发现魔棍已经失灵了…… 这部《“全不知”游太阳城》（又名：《小无知游太阳城》...
七、远行 他发现，家里发生了很大的变化。远在西部居住的亲戚们说：伊利诺伊那儿才是真正的天堂，那里土地肥沃，如果有人想发财，到那儿去准行。或许为了能够通过结成更大的集体以改善自己的处境他们有些夸大其辞了；但有一点是肯定的，那就是印第安纳许多失望的殖民者相信了他们的话，因为一下子就有三家打点行装，踏上了通往迪凯特地区的道路。 父亲托马斯。林肯在那边有亲戚，而且他又总是不停地在寻找着发财致富的机会，不停地追寻着带来好运的时机。像他那种不安分又好奇的性格，对这里乡村发展速度之慢早就感到很窝火了，所以，他根本不去听村里人对这种西部热发出的警告，毅然以一百二十五美元的价格变卖掉了田产，而他的妻子也把她前夫的田产以一百二十三美元的价格卖掉，整理好所有的家当整装出发了，就如同十几年前他们离开肯塔基州时一样。只不过现在，这个家庭是两大四小六口人。而且他们要带走的东...
The Poor Clareby Elizabeth GaskellCHAPTER I.December 12th, 1747.My life has been strangely bound up with extraordinary incidents, some of which occurred before I had any connection with the principal actors in them, or indeed, before I even knew of their existence. I suppose, most old men are, like me, more given to looking back upon their own career with a kind of fond interest and affectionate remembrance, than to watching the events though these may have far more interest for the multitude immediately passing before their eyes. If this should be the case with the generality of old people, how much more so with me! . . . If I am to enter upon that strange story connected with poor Lucy, I must begin a long way back. I myself only came to the knowledge of her...
水浒传 上卷作者:施耐庵第一回 王教头私走延安府 九纹龙大闹史家村第二回 史大郎夜走华阴县 鲁提辖拳打镇关西第三回 赵员外重修文殊院 鲁智深大闹五台山第四回 小霸王醉入销金帐 花和尚大闹桃花村第五回 九纹龙翦径赤松林 鲁智深火烧瓦官寺第六回 花和尚倒拔垂杨柳 豹子头误入白虎堂第七回 林教头刺配沧州道 鲁智深大闹野猪林第八回 柴进门招天下客 林冲棒打洪教头第九回 林教头风雪山神庙 陆虞候火烧草料场第十回 朱贵水亭施号箭 林冲雪夜上梁山第十一回 梁山泊林冲落草 汴京城杨志卖刀第十二回 青面兽北京斗武 急先锋东郭争功第十三回 赤发鬼醉卧灵官殿 晁天王认义东溪村第十四回 吴学究说三阮撞筹 公孙胜应七星聚义第十五回 杨志押送金银担 吴用智取生辰纲第十六回 花和尚单打二龙山 青面兽双夺宝珠寺第十七回 美髯公智稳插翅虎 宋公明私放晁天王...
An Unsocial Socialistby George Bernard ShawCHAPTER IIn the dusk of an October evening, a sensible looking woman offorty came out through an oaken door to a broad landing on thefirst floor of an old English country-house. A braid of her hairhad fallen forward as if she had been stooping over book or pen;and she stood for a moment to smooth it, and to gazecontemplativelynot in the least sentimentallythrough thetall,narrow window. The sun was setting, but its glories were at theother side of the house; for this window looked eastward, wherethe landscape of sheepwalks and pasture land was sobering at theapproach of darkness.The lady, like one to whom silence and quiet were luxuries,lingered on the landing for some time. Then she turned towards...
【前言】【导语】【内容提要】托妮·莫瑞森深刻地认识到美国黑人遭受到的两次奴役：先是被白人贩卖到美洲充当奴隶的“肉体奴役”，继而是被白人竭力以其文化泯灭黑人古老质朴传统的“精神奴役”。“肉体奴役”已经一去不复返，留下的只是南方黑人的贫困潦倒和处处隐含着的种族歧视；但“精神奴役”却是当前日益泛滥的“祸水”，其恶果便是一部分黑人津津自乐于得到改善的物质生活，全盘接受了白人的价值观，不知不觉之中抛却了本民族的优秀传统。第一部分第1节：眠于尘埃之中《圣经·新约·哥林多前书》第一章第十一句，此句前一句(第十句)为："弟兄们，我藉我们主耶稣基督的名，劝你们都说一样的话。你们中间也不可分党，只要一心一意，彼此相合。"看啊，我将眠于尘埃之中！他相信是安全的。他在英国船"斯托尔·柯尼格斯加尔顿"号上凭栏而立，大口地吸着空气。他望着港口，怀着甜蜜的期待，心怦怦直跳。法兰西王后岛在逐渐黯淡下去...
大家看到了，好莱坞拍的《大白鲨》，惊心动魄，而且也令人非常害怕。就说明大白鲨不是一般的鲨鱼，那么大白鲨之所以成为全世界公认的凶猛鲨鱼，是有它特殊的条件的。那么大白鲨之所以能成为海洋中的一霸，有这么以下四点：第一，它生活在地球上已经有三亿多年的历史了，它有一个发达的大脑，可以借助电磁场的导航，把各种信息来储存到大脑里。那么又利用大脑把所有的信息再传递到它的运动神经系统，凭借着它的非常敏感的嗅觉，它就能够快速出击，这是第一点。第二点，就是它的牙齿与众不同，它的牙齿是什么牙齿呢？是三角形的，而且在三角形牙齿的边缘还有很多锯齿，这样的牙齿一旦咬住了别的小动物，别的小动物是难以脱身的。大白鲨所到之处都是残体和血，说明大鲨鱼非常地凶猛。第三点，大鲨鱼的游速是非常快的，每小时能够达到70公里，比一般的汽车还要快。第四点，我们认为它的嗅觉是极其灵敏的，尤其是对血腥味非常敏感，...
1859ON LIBERTYby John Stuart MillDEDICATIONThe grand, leading principle, towards which every argumentunfolded in these pages directly converges, is the absolute andessential importance of human development in its richest diversity.WILHELM VON HUMBOLDT: Sphere and Duties of Government.TO the beloved and deplored memory of her who was the inspirer,and in part the author, of all that is best in my writings- thefriend and wife whose exalted sense of truth and right was mystrongest incitement, and whose approbation was my chief reward- Idedicate this volume. Like all that I have written for many years,...
小巫 姨太太是姓凌。但也许是姓林。谁知道呢，这种人的姓儿原就没有一定，爱姓什么就是什么。 进门来那一天，老太太正在吃孙女婿送来的南湖菱，姨太太悄悄地走进房来，又悄悄地磕下头去，把老太太吓了一跳。这是不吉利的兆头。老太太心里很不舒服。姨太太那一头乱蓬蓬的时髦头发，也叫老太太眼里难受。所以虽然没有正主儿的媳妇，老太太一边吃着菱，一边随口就叫这新来的女人一声“菱姐!” 是“菱姐!”老太太亲口这么叫，按照乡风，这年纪不过十来岁姓凌或是姓林的女人就确定了是姨太太的身份了。 菱姐还有一个娘。当老爷到上海去办货，在某某百货公司里认识了菱姐而且有过交情以后，老爷曾经允许菱姐的娘：“日后做亲戚来往。”菱姐又没有半个儿弟弟哥哥，娘的后半世靠着她。这也是菱姐跟老爷离开上海的时候说好了的。但现在一切都变了。老太太自然不认这门“亲”，老爷也压根儿忘了自己说过的话。菱姐几次三番乘机...
Joan of Naples1343-1382By ALEXANDER DUMAS, PERECHAPTER IIn the night of the 15th of January 1343, while the inhabitants of Naples lay wrapped in peaceful slumber, they were suddenly awakened by the bells of the three hundred churches that this thrice blessed capital contains. In the midst of the disturbance caused by so rude a call the first bought in the mind of all was that the town was on fire, or that the army of some enemy had mysteriously landed under cover of night and could put the citizens to the edge of the sword. But the doleful, intermittent sounds of all these fills, which disturbed the silence at regular and distant intervals, were an invitation to the faithful pray for a passing soul, and it was soon evident that no disaster threatened the town, b...
THE HAUNTED BOOKSHOPTHE HAUNTEDBOOKSHOPBY CHRISTOPHER MORLEY1- Page 2-THE HAUNTED BOOKSHOPChapter IThe Haunted BookshopIf you are ever in Brooklyn, that borough of superb sunsets andmagnificent vistas of husband-propelled baby-carriages, it is to be hopedyou may chance upon a quiet by-street where there is a very remarkablebookshop.This bookshop, which does business under the unusual name"Parnassus at Home," is housed in one of the comfortable old brown-stone...
THE WITCH IN THE STONE BOAT[31][31] From the Icelandic.There were once a King and a Queen, and they had a son calledSigurd, who was very strong and active, and good-looking. Whenthe King came to be bowed down with the weight of years he spoketo his son, and said that now it was time for him to look out fora fitting match for himself, for he did not know how long hemight last now, and he would like to see him married before hedied.Sigurd was not averse to this, and asked his father where hethought it best to look for a wife. The King answered that in acertain country there was a King who had a beautiful daughter,and he thought it would be most desirable if Sigurd could gether. So the two parted, and Sigurd prepared for the journey, and...
The Modern Regime, Volume 1 [Napoleon]The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 5by Hippolyte A. TaineContents:PREFACEBOOK FIRST. Napoleon Bonaparte.Chapter I. Historical Importance of his Character and Genius.Chapter II. His Ideas, Passions and Intelligence.BOOK SECOND. Formation and Character of the New State.Chapter I. The Institution of Government.Chapter II. Use and Abuse of Government Services.Chapter III. The New Government Organization.BOOK THIRD. Object and Merits of the System.Chapter I. Recovery of Social Order....
Chitra, a Play in One Actby Rabindranath TagoreTOMRS. WILLIAM VAUGHN MOODYPREFACETHIS lyrical drama was written about twenty-five years ago. It isbased on the following story from the Mahabharata.In the course of his wanderings, in fulfilment of a vow ofpenance, Arjuna came to Manipur. There he saw Chitrangada, thebeautiful daughter of Chitravahana, the king of the country.Smitten with her charms, he asked the king for the hand of hisdaughter in marriage. Chitravahana asked him who he was, andlearning that he was Arjuna the Pandara, told him thatPrabhanjana, one of his ancestors in the kingly line of Manipur,...
To Him That Hathby Ralph ConnorA NOVEL OF THE WEST OF TODAYCONTENTSCHAPTERI THE GAMEII THE COST OF SACRIFICEIII THE HEATHEN QUESTIV ANNETTEV THE RECTORYVI THE GRIEVANCE COMMITTEEVII THE FOREMANVIII FREE SPEECHIX THE DAY BEFOREX THE NIGHT OF VICTORYXI THE NEW MANAGERXII LIGHT THAT IS DARKNESSXIII THE STRIKEXIV GATHERING CLOUDSXV THE STORMXVI A GALLANT FIGHTXVII SHALL BE GIVENTO HIM THAT HATHCHAPTER ITHE GAME"Forty-Love.""Game! and Set. Six to two."A ripple of cheers ran round the court, followed by a buzz ofexcited conversation.The young men smiled at each other and at their friends on the sidelines and proceeded to change courts for the next set, pausing for...
Indian Heroes and Great Chieftainsby Charles A. EastmanCONTENTS1. RED CLOUD2. SPOTTED TAIL3. LITTLE CROW4. TAMAHAY5. GALL6. CRAZY HORSE7. SITTING BULL8. RAIN-IN-THE-FACE9. TWO STRIKE10. AMERICAN HORSE11. DULL KNIFE12. ROMAN NOSE13. CHIEF JOSEPH14. LITTLE WOLF15. HOLE-IN-THE-DAYRED CLOUDEVERY age, every race, has its leaders and heroes. There were oversixty distinct tribes of Indians on this continent, each of whichboasted its notable men. The names and deeds of some of these menwill live in American history, yet in the true sense they areunknown, because misunderstood. I should like to present some of...
一女二男三分情 作者：夏凡第一章“……谢谢嘉义的蚊子，你的支持会让我更有信心把节目做得更好，不过，你这个忠实听友可得等到考试结束之后，再CALLIN进来，否则深深我可要挂你电话，外加隔空打屁股喽。最后还有一点点，一点点的时间——哦，有一张传真，是桃园的阿竹，他想问我——是怎样开始从事广播的工作？还有——每天在一个小时中要不断地讲话，讲个不停，嘴巴酸不酸？会不会遇到没话讲，说不下去的情况，那该怎么办？你知道吗？阿竹。现在我透过空气对这你说话，就有一种想和你聊到天亮的冲动。你说，和一个你很想一起聊天的朋友讲一个小时的话，你的嘴巴会不会酸？会不会没话题聊？又该怎么办？也许你该再传真来告诉我。我一直都没这种经验，所以没法回答你。至于我是怎么开始从事着个需要一直说话说个不停又不能没话说的广播工作呢？今天我又要先卖一个关子，这样我才会显得更神秘，更有价值，更有可听性，你们说是不是？...