1 A Tale of Two Cities_aseriesof一系列

1 A Tale of Two Cities由刀豆文库小编整理，希望给你工作、学习、生活带来方便，猜你可能喜欢“aseriesof一系列”。

Day 6

每日一读

A Tale of Two Cities(excerpt)

狄更斯在《双城记》一书的开头就说，“这是一个最好的时代，也是一个最坏的时代”。妙哉斯言！这段文字中多个平行句所表达的希望与绝望、光明与黑暗、理想与现实一直深深 地打动读者。文中句型的反复、形式上的对偶、内容上的对比、总体结构上的平行（排比），都值得我们细细体味。

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

wisdom, it was the age of foolishne;it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity;it was the season of light, it was the season of darkne;it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair;we had everything before us, we had nothing before us;we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way.—— Charles Dickens

[注释]：

wisdom: a wise outlook, plan, or course of action 智慧，明智的行为，学识

epoch: a particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable or noteworthy age, era, period 新纪元，时代，时期

incredulity: the state or quality of being incredulous;disbelief 怀疑

despair: to lose all hope 绝望，失望

查尔斯·狄更斯（1812—1870），英国大名鼎鼎的作家，是19 世纪英国现实

主义文学的主要代表。他笔耕一生，靠勤奋和汗水创作出《大卫·科波菲尔》、《双城记》等世界名著。他的作品以妙趣横生的幽默、细致入微的心理分析

以及现实主义描写与浪漫主义气氛的有机结合而著称。

(85 words)