Author :林清玄Issue : 总第 157期Provenance :《运动·休闲》Date :1994.4Nation :中国Translator : 忙碌与悠闲 我和儿子坐在仁爱路安全岛的大树下喂鸽子,凉风从树梢间穿入,树影婆娑,虽然是夏日的午后,也感到十分凉爽。 我对儿子说:“如果能像树那么悠闲,整天让应该风吹拂,也是很好的事呀!” 儿子说:“爸爸,你错了,树其实是非常忙碌的。” “怎么说?” 儿子说:“树的根要深入地里,吸收水分,树的叶子要和阳光进行光合作用,整棵树都要不断的吸入二氧化碳,吐出氧分,树是很忙的呀!” 我看到地上的鸽子悠闲地踱步,想到鸽子其实是在觅食,也是很忙的。 当我把玉米撒在地上的时候,悠闲的鸽子就忙碌起来了。 我想到,如果我们有悠闲的心,那么所有心碌的事情都可以用悠闲的态度来完成。 大和小 一位朋友谈到他亲戚的姑婆,一生从来没有穿过合脚的鞋子,常穿着巨大的鞋子走来走去。...
《网络重生》作者:墨徒第一卷 重生之始 楔子故老相传,《重生》的故事发生在一个与现实社会类似的平行异次元投影世界里,那里所有的一切都如同是人类世界的影子一般清晰却又虚幻,在那个世界里的纪元年号被称之为新纪元,人类在这个世界里已经发展了五千年,创造出了璀璨的文明。新元二零零九年元月一日上午九时整,利用脑电波接受装置实现玩家在虚拟真实世界里身体反应的超现实虚拟网络游戏《重生》正式开始运行,人类游戏史和文明史上翻开了新的一页。某秘密实验基地里,一位身穿白大褂的年轻人正对他的导师,疑惑的问道:“导师,让混沌、盘古、女娲、伏羲四个超级生物电脑作为《重生》的主机,并作为智能系统监管《重生》的一切运行,同时让它们进行自我更新和人工智能自我逻辑进化,会不会超出我们研究理论的控制范围?而且所有的修改权限,都已经上缴给电脑自己,我们只能进行监控这个创作出来的世界,会不会在其中发生一些...
HIGH-WATER MARKWhen the tide was out on the Dedlow Marsh, its extended drearinesswas patent. Its spongy, low-lying surface, sluggish, inky pools,and tortuous sloughs, twisting their slimy way, eel-like, towardthe open bay, were all hard facts. So were the few green tussocks,with their scant blades, their amphibious flavor and unpleasantdampness. And if you choose to indulge your fancyalthough theflat monotony of the Dedlow Marsh was not inspiringthe wavy lineof scattered drift gave an unpleasant consciousness of the spentwaters, and made the dead certainty of the returning tide a gloomyreflection which no present sunshine could dissipate. The greenermeadowland seemed oppressed with this idea, and made no positive...
1978年,11月27日笔记本上留有这样的字样,这个笔记本是我在自己的档案里找到的。那是我政治生涯中具有重大意义的日子。1978年11月27日,星期一,苏共中央全会召开的日子,我在全会上当选为中央书记。结局出乎意料的聚餐11月25日,我从斯塔夫罗波尔飞到莫斯科。星期天中午12点,我来到既是老乡又是朋友的马拉塔·格拉莫夫家中,我俩从当共青团员时就很要好,当天他过50岁生日。这当然是朋友聚会的由头了。在小费列夫街一幢新楼四层的住宅里聚集了几个人,基本上都是斯塔夫罗波尔人。这样的日子我们是如何庆祝的,大家都知道。按照俄罗斯人的方式,阔绰大方,佳肴美酒,友好交谈,开开玩笑,唱唱歌曲。另外,这次聚到一起的人,大家都是老相识。聚会开始,照例是相互祝酒。不过因为这是朋友聚会,祝酒词既发自内心,又不很规范。大家情绪高涨,过生日者本人也不例外。50岁算什么!连中午都不到!祝酒的同时自然也少不了欢谈。大家谈...
休妻守则 作者:纪珞第一章月明星希一道清瘦的藏青色身影独自伫立廊檐下,微微撇头仰望一轮银月。澄净月光洒在那道身影的右半侧,漾出半边清华。身影左半侧,一门之隔,是京城最富盛名的青楼雅房。屋内灯火通明,花魁献唱,男男女女琴声笑语、拊掌酣谈声不绝于耳,足见宾客兴致之高昂;屋外的那道身影依然独立于尘嚣之外,自成一方孤寂。那些教人浑身酥透的娇声软语、粉味薰香,有无窜进那道清瘦身影的耳鼻、有无敲进那颗冰封情绪的心,也唯有“他”自己才知晓了......回廊转角,发生一阵妓院里不时上演的骚动,攫获独立于檐下的莫言本就内敛精聚的心神──莫言看见两名醉醺醺的寻芳客,强拉一个专门跑腿打杂的丫头入房陪酒,黄衫少女饱受惊吓哭喊讨饶,旁人却没有一个愿意提供协助,甚至在一旁笑看这幕弱肉强食的残酷剧码。除了确保主子安危,其他事情莫言其实毋须干涉、也无权自揽事端。...
这是个傍晚十分,下班的人群正急匆匆地向家赶,城市顿时显得拥挤不堪。公交车里塞满了人,车门口仍旧在不停地往里塞着,似乎要把车子撑破才甘心,小汽车也排好了队伍,一个挨着一个串糖葫芦般在路上等着红灯,自行车成群结队地在辅路上穿行,人行路上更是拥满了疲惫了一天的人群。这个南方著名的大都市并不小,可本地的外地的人把它挤得满满的,人们都认为这里遍地是黄金。一阵惊心动魄的警车鸣叫声响起,然后是急不可耐的救护车的叫声,两种叫声交合在一起,此起彼伏,听得人心慌意乱。一定是哪里出事了,大家都在议论。的确出事了,在高速公路向市里转的下路口本车子堵死了,公路上还站着很多人,都阴着脸看翻掉在路边的一辆吉普车,还有车里遇难的一男一女,他们看上去还很年轻。所有的人都看得出来,两个人都已经没救了。公路上一天出事的不知有多少!只是不知今晚谁家将会无眠。...
序德亮贤弟又要出书了,我很欣慰啊。自九七年与徐贤弟相识,算来已是十年光景了。这个相交的过程,可谓由浅入深。那时的徐贤弟,与其他同龄人比较起来,便有极大的不同。他聪明好学,孜孜不倦,并且对曲艺情有独钟———相声、单弦、京韵大鼓都下过工夫。更因为是北大中文系的高材生,所以他的作品都充满了书卷气。北京德云社的初期,是相声鼓曲一起演出的形式。徐贤弟那时身兼数职,既说相声也唱单弦。曾有曲艺界前辈对徐贤弟大加赞赏,称这样的男单弦实在不可多得。他的嗓子偏窄,我常开玩笑说他“叽嘹叽嘹”的。但他懂得扬长避短,不但巧妙地化解了嗓音的缺憾,而且形成了他独特的韵味。徐贤弟的相声也很是有点意思。早年他偏重文哏,表演的都是《对春联》、《文章会》等。但此类作品,文雅有余,实用不足。我曾与徐贤弟探讨过此类问题。况且,相声也不能只有文哏一种表现形式,好的相声演员应该全面发展。单就《文章会》等两三段...
Men of Invention and Industryby Samuel Smiles"Men there have been, ignorant of letters; without art, withouteloquence; who yet had the wisdom to devise and the courage toperform that which they lacked language to explain. Such menhave worked the deliverance of nations and their own greatness.Their hearts are their books; events are their tutors; greatactions are their eloquence."MACAULAY.Contents.PrefaceCHAPTER I Phineas Pett:Beginings of English ShipbuildingCHAPTER II Francis Pettit Smith:Practical introducer of the Screw PropellerCHAPTER III John Harrison:Inventor of the Marine ChronometerCHAPTER IV John Lombe:Introducer of the Silk Industry into England...
Author :Issue : 总第 79期Provenance :世界之窗Date :Nation :Translator : 世界最大的屋顶是沙特阿拉伯吉达市阿卜杜勒·阿齐兹国际机场处的一顶帐篷。它用了550万平方英尺的织物,覆盖住105英亩地面,帐篷里可以同时容纳10万名朝圣者,朝圣者稍作停留后就前往麦加,但帐篷却是个永久性建筑,并不拆除。 吉达市国际机场的帐篷顶采用的是制作宇宙服的材料——涂覆聚四氟乙烯的β位纱玻璃纤维混纺织物。这种β位纱的抗张强度比钢还高,混纺成的织物可让沙漠的刺目阳光透射入4~18%,这样,帐篷里充满了柔和的漫射光,到了夜晚才需要开灯。这种半透明织物还不吸收热量,晒白的篷顶能把3/4的太阳辐射热反射掉。朝圣期间,帐篷外的气温高达50℃,但账篷里才只有27℃,不用空调,就可让旅游者惬意地休息了。今天,管弦乐队在帐篷里的演出日益增多,因为帐篷的传声性能独特。而且,曲线造型又使音响传播均匀。一个容纳1500名听众的...
KANSAS WOMEN IN LITERATUREKANSAS WOMEN INLITERATUREBY NETTIE GARMER BARKER1- Page 2-KANSAS WOMEN IN LITERATURETO MY NEAREST AND DEAREST MY SILENT PARTNERSMY HUSBAND AND MY MOTHER.``We are proud of Kansas, the beautiful queen, And proud are we ofher fields of corn; But a nobler pride than these I ween, Is our pride in herchildren, Kansas born!'Ellen P. AllertonOr adopted. In this galaxy of bright women, the State has a noblepride for every name, be its owner Kansas born or adopted, is a mightierforce for good than its ``walls of corn.'...
该书严谨而生动地描述了世界著名政治家、军事家戴高乐(1890-1970 )波澜壮阔的传奇人生,塑造了一位法国领袖和世界伟人的形象,是迄今为止有关戴高乐的最新和最详尽的传记作品。该书的出版对于人们深入了解戴高乐,研究20世纪法国现代史,继续推进中法关系的发展,具有深远的意义,堪称一部经典的名人名传。该书作者是法国著名新闻记者、评论作家、历史学家保尔- 玛丽。德拉戈尔斯,曾作为戴高乐派积极参与政界活动,写作中运用了大量最新档案和第一手材料。……序言译者表示无限的感激,也特别感到非常自豪。作为世界上人口最多的国度,中国对戴高乐将军这位法兰西现代历史上最重要的人物抱有如此浓厚的兴趣,这表明,戴高乐的言行关系到世界各国,世界各国可以通过戴高乐来遥望和聆听我的祖国。作为作家、历史学家和新闻记者,我的大部分人生和大部分工作,都是用于撰写戴高乐的历史和戴高乐时代的历史。...
--第 1 章 嘉文三年,当今天子萧皓登基已经三年了。萧皓登基后,一改先帝的昏庸的作风。励精图治,善用人才,不出三年,那因为战乱而日益瀛弱嘉宋国又逐渐强大起来了。百姓们安居乐业,国富民安,到处都是一片欣欣向荣的景象,嘉文帝萧皓也赢得百姓们的交口称赞。而这年这位年轻少年天子那时也不过才十八岁。 张丞相府内,到处是一片火树荧光,热闹非凡的景象。今天是嘉宋国深受嘉文帝萧皓推崇的丞相张浚的三十岁生日,怪不得丞相府内那么隆重,到处都是欢庆的场面。现今嘉宋国内有两股强大的势力互相制约。一派就是以张丞相为首的势力,府内门客众多,而且张丞相为人精进老道,所有政事都处理得井井有条,而且张浚还是萧皓当初当上皇帝的主要功臣,怪不得可以深受这位少年皇帝的倚重。而另一派的则是以邓将军为首的势力,邓将军也是扶持当今皇帝登上皇位的主要功臣而且英勇善战,参加过一百多场的战役,几乎都是无往不利...
三、解脱 带着一颗孤独的心,林肯在生活的道路上独自踯躇。起初呆在斯普林菲尔德的日子里,他似乎比过去更加孤单。他不知道,现在的新生活能给自己带来什么。他宁愿还像过去一样,去哪个熟人家里,在他们的工具棚里给他们做点桌桌凳凳,劈劈柴火,而后再悄然离去。实在无聊的时候,他会去向某位律师借些法律方面的书来读,有一位律师日后曾经这样说过:“林肯是我见到过的最不修边幅的年轻人,他十分怕羞,性格中还带着某种忧郁。然而,当他一说起话来,这些怕羞和忧郁便消失得无影无踪了,他给人的印象是,性格坚强,语言犀利。每次见面,他总会有些令我惊讶的变化。”这段日子里,会给林肯带来不安的只有玛丽。欧文斯——他的准未婚妻,因为她还是经常来斯普林菲尔德看望亲戚,到时,他们俩还会共度晚上的时光,而后林肯会把她送回家去;有时,林肯骑马去纽萨勒姆时,也会去她那儿坐一坐。这样,两个人便都有机会...
THE LUTE PLAYEROnce upon a time there was a king and queen who lived happily andcomfortably together. They were very fond of each other and hadnothing to worry them, but at last the king grew restless. Helonged to go out into the world, to try his strength in battleagainst some enemy and to win all kinds of honour and glory.So he called his army together and gave orders to start for adistant country where a heathen king ruled who ill-treated ortormented everyone he could lay his hands on. The king then gavehis parting orders and wise advice to his ministers, took atender leave of his wife, and set off with his army across theseas.I cannot say whether the voyage was short or long; but at last hereached the country of the heathen king and marched on, defeating...
MINNIKINTHERE was once upon a time a couple of needy folk who livedin a wretched hut, in which there was nothing but black want;so they had neither food to eat nor wood to burn. But if they hadnext to nothing of all else they had the blessing of God so far aschildren were concerned, and every year brought them one more.The man was not overpleased at this. He was always going aboutgrumbling and growling, and saying that it seemed to him thatthere might be such a thing as having too many of these goodgifts; so shortly before another baby was born he went away intothe wood for some firewood, saying that he did not want to see thenew child; he would hear him quite soon enough when he began tosquall for some food....
Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketchesby Theodore RooseveltAn Account of the Big Game of the UnitedStates and its Chase with HorseHound, and RifleCHAPTER I.THE BISON OR AMERICAN BUFFALO.When we became a nation in 1776, the buffaloes, the first animals tovanish when the wilderness is settled, roved to the crests of themountains which mark the western boundaries of Pennsylvania, Virginia,and the Carolinas. They were plentiful in what are now the States ofOhio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. But by the beginning of the presentcentury they had been driven beyond the Mississippi; and for the nexteighty years they formed one of the most distinctive and...
Tales of Trail and Townby Bret HarteCONTENTSTHE ANCESTORS OF PETER ATHERLYTWO AMERICANSTHE JUDGMENT OF BOLINAS PLAINTHE STRANGE EXPERIENCE OF ALKALI DICKA NIGHT ON THE DIVIDETHE YOUNGEST PROSPECTOR IN CALAVERASA TALE OF THREE TRUANTSTALES OF TRAIL AND TOWNTHE ANCESTORS OF PETER ATHERLYCHAPTER IIt must be admitted that the civilizing processes of Rough andReady were not marked by any of the ameliorating conditions ofother improved camps. After the discovery of the famous "Eureka"lead, there was the usual influx of gamblers and saloon-keepers;but that was accepted as a matter of course. But it was thought...
Miss Sarah Jack, of Spanish Town, Jamaicaby Anthony TrollopeThere is nothing so melancholy as a country in its decadence, unlessit be a people in their decadence. I am not aware that the lattermisfortune can be attributed to the Anglo-Saxon race in any part ofthe world; but there is reason to fear that it has fallen on anEnglish colony in the island of Jamaica.Jamaica was one of those spots on which fortune shone with the fullwarmth of all her noonday splendour. That sun has set;whether forever or no none but a prophet can tell; but as far as a plain man maysee, there are at present but few signs of a coming morrow, or ofanother summer.It is not just or proper that one should grieve over the misfortunesof Jamaica with a stronger grief because her savannahs are ...