Book 1 | Chapter 1 The Period(这个时代):1775年,英法两国社会极端对立。英国国王长着大下巴,王后相貌平庸;法国国王也长着大下巴,王后相貌姣好。两国权贵都认为局势已定。英国盛行神秘主义,各种奇事不断,连来自美国的普通消息也比超自然启示更重要。法国则在下滑,充斥着印钞和挥霍,甚至以宗教为名处以极刑。命运和死亡如同伐木工和农夫,默...
In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Ceylon disappeared under the horizon, and the Nautilus, at a speed of twenty miles an hour, slid into the labyrinth o...
The next day, the 12th of February, at the dawn of day, the Nautilus rose to the surface. 第二天,2月12日,天亮时,鹦鹉螺升到了水面。 — I hastened on to the platform. 我急忙走向平台。 — Three miles to t...
We were in class when the head-master came in, followed by a “new fellow,” not wearing the school uniform, and a school servant carrying a large desk. — 当校长走进教室时,一个“新同学”跟在后面,他没有穿校服...
The war went on, successfully for the most part, but people had stopped saying “One more victory and the war is over,” just as they had stopped saying the Yankees were cowards. — 战...
The bright glare of morning sunlight streaming through the trees overhead awakened Scarlett. — 明亮的晨光透过头顶的树木射进来,把斯嘉丽惊醒。 — For a moment, stiffened by the cramped position in which...