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...
The Atlantic! a vast sheet of water whose superficial area covers twenty-five millions of square miles, the length of which is nine thousand miles, with a mean breadth of two thous...
For several days the Nautilus kept off from the American coast. 几天来,《鹦鹉螺号》一直远离美国海岸。 — Evidently it did not wish to risk the tides of the Gulf of Mexico or of the sea of the Anti...
This terrible scene of the 20th of April none of us can ever forget. 这个可怕的场景发生在4月20日,我们每个人都永远无法忘记。 — I have written it under the influence of violent emotion. 在强烈的情感影响下,我写下了这些话。...
Tale 1: THE GOLDEN BIRD(金鸟):国王的金苹果屡被偷窃,三子轮流看守时幼子得金鸟掉落羽毛。幼子在狐狸指引下寻获金鸟,却因私换金笼被擒,后被迫寻找金马与公主。他两次违背狐狸忠告导致任务失败,最终在狐狸帮助下成功夺回三样宝物,却被两位恶兄推落河床。狐狸救起他后,他化装揭穿兄长阴谋并继承王位,多年后遵狐狸所求将其斩首,竟使其变回公主失踪多年的...
When the current of life had resumed its course, I could not believe that the day which I saw dawning would not be like those which had preceded it. — 当生活的洪流重新开始流动时,我简直不敢相信这个黎明的日子会...
It was something already, but it was not enough. — 那已经是些东西了,但还不够。 — I saw the hold which I had upon this woman, and I took a cowardly advantage of it. 我意识到我对这个女人有控制力,然后卑鄙地利用了这一点...