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A Tale of Two Cities文章《双城记》详解

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,

那是最好的时代，那是最坏的时代；

it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness,

那是智慧的年头，那是无知的年头；

it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity,

那是信仰和怀疑的时期；

it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness,

那是光明的季节，那是黑暗的季节；

it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair,

那是希望的春天，那是失望的冬天；

we had everything before us, we had nothing before us,

我们面前一切，面前一无所有；

we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way--

我们都直奔天堂，我们都直奔地狱--

in short, the period was so far like the present period,

简而言之，和现在很像，

that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received,

一些最喧嚣的权威坚持用最高级别来形容它。

for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.

说它好，是最高级的；说它不好，也是最高级的。

There were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a plain face, on the throne of England;

英格兰宝座上有一个大下巴的国王和一个平庸的女王；

there were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a fair face, on the throne of France.

法国宝座上有一个大下巴的国王和一个美丽的女王。

In both countries it was clearer than crystal to the lords of the State preserves of loaves and fishes, that things in general were settled for ever.

对于两国支配国家全部财富的老爷来说，国家大局足以万岁千秋，比水晶还清楚。

注： 查尔斯是英国作家·狄更斯的一部长篇历史小说，以法国大革命为背景，将巴黎和伦敦连接起来，是双城。

单词详解

wisdom [?w?zd?m]

n. 智慧

例：I tend to doubt the wisdom of separating a child from its family whatever the circumstances.

不管发生什么事，把孩子和家人分开，我都会怀疑这是否明智。

epoch [?ep?k]

n. 时代；时代；时代

例：The president said that his country was moving into a new epoch, which would be one of lasting peace.

总统说，他的国家正进入长治久安的新时期。

despair [d??sper]

n. 失望

例：To her teacher's despair, Nicole never does the work that she's told to do.

让老师失望的是，妮可从来没有告知要做的事。

plain [ple?n]

adj. 相貌平平；不好看的

例：If she'd been a plain Jane, she wouldn't have had all the attention.

如果她是一个普通的珍妮，她就不会得到所有的关注。

superlative [su??p??rl?t?v]

adj. 最高级别；最好的；最好的

例：It also makes one wonder how many superlative pieces of literature might be lurking out there, forgotten.

这也让人怀疑有多少最先进的文学作品可能隐藏在那里，被世人遗忘。

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