Author :Issue : 总第 39期Provenance :〔苏〕科学与生活Date :Nation :Translator :兆汝　　与邮票相比，邮戳的知音似乎不多。其实，论起辈分来，邮票在邮戳面前却只能谦称晚辈。据考证，邮戳最初起源于古埃及。早在公元前2575年，奉当时的执政法老之命，就已开始在信上加盖邮戳，用以标明发送的城市。这位法老看来还是个邮戳爱好者，他曾搜集了186枚灰、红两色的印戳，如今原样珍藏在大英博物馆里。　　邮戳在东西伯利亚也源远流长。当时，曾流行在陶器片上写信，再封装在陶器盒里。而为了防止局外人好奇偷看，发信人就用玉石或条纹玛瑙雕琢成私章，在湿粘的陶器盒封上打戳。这种私章中间有横贯漏孔，可插入小棒作轴，类似于现代沿用的滚动邮戳。如果说这种邮戳实际上相当于现代火漆印的话，那么时至15世纪的意大利，邮戳则已开始反映信的寄送地点及日期了。另外，由于当地曾流行霍乱和鼠疫，因此每次邮政部门在加盖邮戳时，还会...　

First Across the Continentby Noah BrooksThe Story ofThe Exploring Expedition of Lewisand Clark in 1804-5-6Chapter IA Great Transaction in LandThe people of the young Republic of the United States were greatly astonished, in the summer of 1803, to learn that Napoleon Bonaparte, then First Consul of France, had sold to us the vast tract of land known as the country of Louisiana. The details of this purchase were arranged in Paris (on the part of the United States) by Robert R. Livingston and James Monroe. The French government was represented by Barbe-Marbois, Minister of the Public Treasury.The price to be paid for this vast domain was fifteen million dollars. The area of the country ceded was reckoned to be more than one million square miles, greater than the t...　

归航　　 赵海虹　　“同胞们，我沉痛地宣告，某种神秘而不可抑制的病毒已开始威胁整个星球上的生命。　　由于该病毒以不可知的途径迅速传播，感染者发病率和死亡率均为１００％，出于无奈，我们只得将患者遗体和现有患者发射到外太空。我们忍痛舍弃患病的同胞，是为了保障大多数人的生命安全，这一点希望能得到所有人的谅解。由于死者和患者人数过多，我们将分批发射。我宣布，第一批发射准备工作开始……”　　——小引　　２１世纪初，《默》周刊成为世界最畅销的杂志之一。虽然是华文刊物，其海外记者的人数却占了记者总数的６３％。因此，可以说《默》是以世界大舞台为着眼点的杂志。一个《默》周刊的记者证，就是一张最好的通行证。　　　　我作为一名《默》周刊的海外记者，深切感受到了这张记者证的分量——它是畅通无阻的。靠着它，五年前我甚至对本防陈做了专人采访，那是我津津乐道的一次...　

印度墨0101　　陈裕进回到祖父母身边的唯一原因是学中文。　　十岁到旧金山居住的他只谙粤语，也会一两句普通话，像“你好吗”、“谢谢”、“豆沙汤圆真好吃”……　　那怎么够应用，趁暑假，母亲对他说：“回去学四个月中文，回来时要会写会读。”　　二十一岁的裕进已经约了朋友去大峡谷观光，一听，皱上眉头。　　“妈妈，钻研中文是一辈子学问，不急在一时。”　　陈太太似笑非笑，精明的双目看到裕进心里去，“知子莫若母，你休想瞒我，爷爷在等你，不由你不去。”　　裕进把手臂搭在母亲肩上，“待我去完品塔贡尼亚冰川再说。”　　“冰川你的头。”　　“今年夏季欧洲有日全蚀，我不去亚洲。”　　陈太太一摇身子，摔甩儿子的手。　　裕进气馁，“好好好，我去，学不会不回家。”　　陈太太凝视这个年轻人，真难以想象已经大学毕业长得足六呎高，浓眉大眼，笑容可爱，唯一缺点，或是说优点也好，是太过会享受生活，始终不觉...　

The Little Dukeby Charlotte M. YongeCHAPTER IOn a bright autumn day, as long ago as the year 943, there was a great bustle in the Castle of Bayeux in Normandy.The hall was large and low, the roof arched, and supported on thick short columns, almost like the crypt of a Cathedral; the walls were thick, and the windows, which had no glass, were very small, set in such a depth of wall that there was a wide deep window seat, upon which the rain might beat, without reaching the interior of the room. And even if it had come in, there was nothing for it to hurt, for the walls were of rough stone, and the floor of tiles. There was a fire at each end of this great dark apartment, but there were no chimneys over the ample hearths, and the smoke curled about in thick white ...　

The Price She Paidby David Graham PhillipsIHENRY GOWER was dead at sixty-onethe end of a lifelong fraud which never had been suspected, and never would be. With the world, with his acquaintances and neighbors, with his wife and son and daughter, he passed as a generous, warm-hearted, good-natured man, ready at all times to do anything to help anybody, incapable of envy or hatred or meanness. In fact, not once in all his days had he ever thought or done a single thing except for his own comfort. Like all intensely selfish people who are wise, he was cheerful and amiable, because that was the way to be healthy and happy and to have those around one agreeable and in the mood to do what one wished them to do. He told people, not the truth, not the unpleasant thin...　

　　二十、动荡　　　　　　事实上，他还并未正式成为美国总统，离就任的日子尚有四个月的时间，这可谓是林肯一生中最艰难的日子了。和平年代里，总统在被提名到就任之间可以有十个月的充裕时间，来预先确定自己今后人事、国政的方针和策略，在某种意义上就相当于定婚期，在这段时间里，“总统”这个职位对于他就仿佛是新娘对于新郎一样，他在新娘的旁边绕着圈，观察着她，在结婚前的日子里可以沉默地思考，怎么去对待她，怎样才能效果更好的说服她，或者教育她；如果这位新娘是位有经验的寡妇，那他一定会怀疑，婚后的日子会不会是那种两人海誓山盟、没有日常的磨擦、令两个人都心满意足的美好时光，而倘若她是个处女，那么他便会满脑子都是至善至美的幸福幻影了。　　对这一切，林肯都不抱幻想；他听不到新婚喜气洋洋的乐声，却满耳朵都是战斗的鼓声，他的担忧逐渐变成了可怕的事实，四面八方都传来坏消息，这位新总统内心世界的...　

目录《美国众神》是一种享受《美国众神》题记第一部 影子第一章第二章第三章第四章第五章第六章第七章第八章第二部 我的安塞儿第九章第十章第十一章第十二章第十三章第三部 风暴时刻第十四章第十五章第十六章第十七章第十八章第四部 死者为何归来第十九章第二十章尾声“美国众神”简介　　风暴逼近，新旧神灵大战爆发　　影子刑满获释了。他的理想很简单：回到妻子身边，重拾旧日的工作和生活。但妻子死了，过去的生活也随之化为泡影。　　就在他彷徨无计的时候，一个陌生人来到他身边。他有一个奇怪的名字，星期三，而且似乎对影子的一切了如指掌。他向影子提供了一份工作，充当他的保镖，陪他漫游美国。　　影子上路了。但他渐渐发现，星期三所游历的美国并不完全是现实中的美国。他似乎有一种神力，能深入现实背后，进入“后台”，显示出支配美国社会生活的种种力量，见识种种奇异的人物。...　

A Sappho of Green Springsby Bret HarteCONTENTSA SAPPHO OF GREEN SPRINGSTHE CHATELAINE OF BURNT RIDGETHROUGH THE SANTA CLARA WHEATA MAECENAS OF THE PACIFIC SLOPEA SAPPHO OF GREEN SPRINGSCHAPTER I"Come in," said the editor.The door of the editorial room of the "Excelsior Magazine" began tocreak painfully under the hesitating pressure of an uncertain andunfamiliar hand. This continued until with a start of irritationthe editor faced directly about, throwing his leg over the arm ofhis chair with a certain youthful dexterity. With one handgripping its back, the other still grasping a proof-slip, and hispencil in his mouth, he stared at the intruder....　

龙　雨其实我现在已完全改过了，我从东北老家那个做尽坏事的地方走开，在首都北京作一个普通的业务员。没有人知道我的过去，我尝试用文字表述一些自己的隐私，是希望自己永远与过去诀别。我出生在黑龙江省一个以煤炭为主的矿山，我从小就有一些远大的理想，成为一名歌手或是一名台球选手、运动健将。我要走出这个偏远的山区，到外面去见识一下新的世界，呼吸一下新的空气，不想继续走父亲的路，做一辈子矿工。那年，我16岁，初中毕业了，什幺都没考上，所有的梦想都打破了，我走入了社会。在社会上呆了三个月，我才发现，社会上不像我想象中的那幺简单，所有的事情都那幺复杂，人与人之间的相处，事与事之间的交错，都出乎我的意料。后来父母怕我在社会上学坏，又把我送回了学校，作了一名跟读生。学校把我分到了三年级五班，我的这一段超出常人遭遇的感情与经历，就是从这一天开始的。这一天，老师带着我走进教室，面对一些新的同...　

Speaking of OperationsSpeaking of Operationsby Irvin S. CobbRespectfully dedicated to two classes:Those who have already been operated on Those who have not yetbeen operated on1- Page 2-Speaking of OperationsNow that the last belated bill for services professionally rendered hasbeen properly paid and properly receipted; now that the memory of theevent, like the mark of the stitches, has faded out from a vivid red to abecoming pink shade; now that I pass a display of adhesive tape in a drug-...　

央视国际 （2005年07月04日 10：53）主讲人简介：金正昆教授，1959年出生，浙江东阳人。知名礼仪与公共关系专家，博士生导师，现任中国人民大学国际关系学院外交学系主任，礼仪与公共研究中心主任。主要从事外交学、传播学、礼仪学与公共关系学研究。主要著作有《外交学》、《现代外交学概论》等。内容简介：在人们交往范围日益广泛的今天，西餐对于我们来说已经并不陌生，外国朋友来了，吃腻了中国菜了，通常拿起刀叉，来顿西餐过过瘾，但是与中餐相比，西餐礼仪的繁琐复杂可不仅仅是筷子和刀叉的区别。人们常说，西餐吃的是情调，但是对于很多人来说，情调没吃出来，问题倒一大堆。面对三、四副刀叉该如何使用？餐具的摆放又有哪些讲究？白白的餐布到底有哪些用途？点菜又有什么技巧？今天，金正昆教授带您换换口味，您解析西餐中的礼仪。（全文）说个实话，西餐这个东西未必合我们每个人的口味。我老婆有一次私下就跟我发表过感...　

父亲从楼上下来了。他手里提着一只白藤箱，胳膊上挂着枣木手杖，顺着阁楼的石阶，一步步走到院中。正是麦收时分，庭院闲寂。寒食时插在门上的杨柳和松枝，已经被太阳晒得干瘪。石山边的一簇西府海棠，也已花败叶茂，落地的残花久未洒扫，被风吹得满地都是。秀米手里捏着一条衬裤，本想偷偷拿到后院来晒，一时撞见父亲，不知如何是好。她已经是第二次看见衬裤上的血迹了，一个人伏在井边搓洗了半天。几只蜜蜂嗡嗡闹着，在她身前身后飞来飞去。蜜蜂的叫声使她的担忧增加了。她觉得肚子疼痛难挨，似有铅砣下坠，坐在马桶上，却又拉不出来。她褪下裤子，偷偷地用镜子照一照流血的地方，却立刻羞得涨红了脸，胸口怦怦直跳。她胡乱地往里塞了一个棉花球，然后拉起裤子，扑倒在母亲床上，抱着一只绣花枕头喃喃道：要死要死，我大概是要死了。她的母亲去了梅城舅姥姥家，卧房空无一人。现在的问题是，父亲下楼来了。...　

APPENDIX DThe Awful German LanguageA little learning makes the whole world kin.Proverbs xxxii, 7.I went often to look at the collection of curiositiesin Heidelberg Castle, and one day I surprised the keeperof it with my German. I spoke entirely in that language.He was greatly interested; and after I had talked a whilehe said my German was very rare, possibly a "unique";and wanted to add it to his museum.If he had known what it had cost me to acquire my art,he would also have known that it would break anycollector to buy it. Harris and I had been hard atwork on our German during several weeks at that time,and although we had made good progress, it had beenaccomplished under great difficulty and annoyance,...　

Half a Life-Time Agoby Elizabeth GaskellCHAPTER I.Half a life-time ago, there lived in one of the Westmoreland dales asingle woman, of the name of Susan Dixon. She was owner of the smallfarm-house where she resided, and of some thirty or forty acres ofland by which it was surrounded. She had also an hereditary right toa sheep-walk, extending to the wild fells that overhang Blea Tarn.In the language of the country she was a Stateswoman. Her house isyet to be seen on the Oxenfell road, between Skelwith and Coniston.You go along a moorland track, made by the carts that occasionallycame for turf from the Oxenfell. A brook babbles and brattles by thewayside, giving you a sense of companionship, which relieves the deep...　

　　我们了解历史一般通过两个途径—文献及证物。文献的局限在于执笔者的主观倾向，以及后来人的修饰，因此不能保证客观真实地再现历史。证物不言，却能真实地诉说其文化背景，描述成因。文明的形成过程是靠证物来标定坐标，汇成进程图表。　　此套书共四册，分为家具篇、陶瓷篇（上）、陶瓷篇（下）、杂项篇。在中央电视台《百家讲坛》播出时受时间限制，内容不尽完整。此为全本，未做删节。全套图书，从当今百姓喜爱的传统文化入手，试图解释文明成因，展现文化魅力。只要你对文物乃至文化有兴趣，读此书就一定会乐趣无穷。　　这个乐趣是你熟知的文化带给你的，而不是我。　　2008年1月●【目录】▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅　　第一讲　　盛世收藏—历史　　1　　第二讲　　床前明月—交椅　　19　　第三讲　　一榻清风—床榻　　34　　第四讲　　正襟危坐—椅凳...　

　　01　　太忙了　　听说连打电话的时间都没有……　　"哎哟……这个男人到底在干什么？为什么一整天连一通电话都没有？"　　我逐渐开始生气。认识他已经四个月了，刚开始，他经常打电话、发信息给我，最近却很少打电话给我，连信息都舍不得发一封。不仅如此，他还经常不接我的电话，明明看到了"未接来电"，但直到深夜也不给我回电话。今天，我又忍不住拿起了电话。　　叮铃铃……～　　"嗯，慧珠啊！"　　他的声音很温柔。　　"这算什么？怎么一整天都不打电话给我？"　　"我连打电话的时间都没有，忙死了。"　　"又骗我？"　　"我时时刻刻都想听到妳的声音，但目前为了新的项目而忙得晕头转向，回家后还要加班呢！妳想想，我哪有精力再打电话给妳啊？"　　"不管怎样，你真是太过分了。"　　"我这么埋头苦干难道仅仅为了我自己吗？如果我有成就，难道你不觉得骄傲吗？所以，妳要谅解我。我最近真的忙得连打电话的时间都没有了。"...　

An Old Maidby Honore de BalzacTranslated by Katharine Prescott WormeleyDEDICATIONTo Monsieur Eugene-Auguste-Georges-Louis Midy de la GrenerayeSurville, Royal Engineer of the Ponts at Chausses.As a testimony to the affection of his brother-in-law,De BalzacAN OLD MAIDCHAPTER IONE OF MANY CHEVALIERS DE VALOISMost persons have encountered, in certain provinces in France, anumber of Chevaliers de Valois. One lived in Normandy, another atBourges, a third (with whom we have here to do) flourished in Alencon,and doubtless the South possesses others. The number of the Valesiantribe is, however, of no consequence to the present tale. All thesechevaliers, among whom were doubtless some who were Valois as Louis...