SHERLOCK HOLMESTHE ADVENTURE OF THE COPPER BEECHESby Sir Arthur Conan DoyleThe Adventure of the Copper Beeches"To the man who loves art for its own sake," remarked SherlockHolmes, tossing aside the advertisement sheet of the DailyTelegraph, "it is frequently in its least important and lowliestmanifestations that the keenest pleasure is to be derived. It ispleasant to me to observe, Watson, that you have so far grasped thistruth that in these little records of our cases which you have beengood enough to draw up, and, I am bound to say, occasionally toembellish, you have given prominence not so much to the many causescelebres and sensational trials in which I have figured but rather...
序 上有九重天“天堂有九重,达到这想象的最高点,我的力量不够了;但我的欲望和意志,像车轮运转均一,这都是由于爱的调节,是爱……动太阳而移群星。”这段话出自但丁所作《神曲》最后一章——《天堂》的最后一段,我还想为它加上最后一句:“我知道,最终爱将骆上九重天!”别怀疑,我没有写错字,你也没有看错,就是“骆上九重天”!又是一个新的系列,这次有点不同,写的是骆家兄妹的故事,他们分别叫做上天、九天、重天,合上姓就是“骆上九重天”。然而,想要落上九重天,谈何容易?即便能在爱的鼓动下找到天堂的归属,也需要攀登那一段段苦恋铸成的心之阶梯。这样的道路,你还要不要走?这样的攀登,你还敢不敢上?这样的故事,你还要不要看?什么?要?那就跟着我一步步登上这爱的天堂吧!这个故事开始于1994年西班牙世界杯,在2002年韩日世界杯中结束。谁让今年韩日世界杯这么火呢!我就借它火一把喽!说来也奇怪,八年前...
血型这东西似乎有点神秘。说它有点神秘,是因为人体本身就是一个未解的谜,人身上还有很多物质和现象没有被揭秘。日本一些学者认为,血型同基因一样,决定着人的潜意识,影响着人的性格、缘分和群体的发展。科学地运用血型知识,能够帮助我们了解人性、顺应人性、改造人生。人的主观能动性,人的学习认知能力,是改造性格和命运的强有力的武器。可以这样讲,20岁以前,命运决定性格;20岁以后,性格决定命运。我们研判一个人,基本上是根据其比较主体明显的性格、气质来断定,而往往忽略其同时混合共存的性格、气质。 在日常生活,我们与朋友、同伴的聊天过程中,常有一种感觉,他们的性格特点常有相矛盾的地方。就如“变脸”,让人费解。但据研究表明,任何人都有双重性格的倾向,或更为复杂的多重性格,不过大多数能都平衡而不矛盾。 同是一块肉,调理的手法不一样,所做出的食品也就有千变万化。同样的道理,...
我的财富梦作者: 金大中总序导读(李南秀,LG电子DA研究所研究员,31岁)(郑振峰,弗朗索瓦贝克里株式会社社长,35岁)这是我看过的第一本如此详细、具体地将积累10亿家产的理财方法介绍给读者的书。书中描述的10亿家产拥有者们积累财富的过程真实有趣,给了我很大的帮助。(金宗旭,京畿纤维总务科科长,33岁)(崔宗日,建国大学研究生,29岁)(崔静林,家庭主妇,兼职韩国化妆品推销员,36岁)(金银淑,家庭主妇,32岁)(徐形锡,汉阳证券市场分析员,33岁)(李善宇,韩国PILOT营业代理,34岁)(李庆姬,NuwKorail车辆组,35岁)梦想使人生变得更加美好。现在,我也有了拥有10亿家产的梦想。嘴里哼唱着“在那青青的草原上建一所如画般的爱巢,愿与我的挚爱厮守到老”,我将重新投入我人生的战场。各位朋友,让我们一起加油吧!...
窦可阳《水浒传》是精彩的,历代评论家也为这部奇书作了精彩独到的点评,从李卓吾到金圣叹,从王国维到鲁迅,一代又一代的才子学人各倾陆海,或金笔点评,或纵览全构,或序跋论传,或赋曲诗词,纷纷以其独到的“具眼”为《水浒传》作了极富个性的诠释。不过,古人评点《水浒传》,多站在传统文化立场之上,引经据典,举类连譬,走的还都是文史研究的路子。到了清末民初,这条路子又有了新变。民国时期的历史学家、政治学家萨孟武先生曾戏称自己的《水浒与中国社会》的写法是“姨太太”式的。可是,用易中天的话讲:“当‘姨太太’并不怎么体面,但萨先生抗战前为《中央日报》副刊写的这些文章,却着实比那些‘太太式’的比如《中央日报》的社论要好看得多。”这部书为什么好看?首先是因为轻松。萨先生这本小册子是我所见到的最早采用“漫说”或“乱弹”方式解读《水浒传》的专著,书中语调轻松,所论所讲很多都是前人很少关注的,...
当时整个银河系中,有将近二千五百万颗住人的行星。所有这些世界都效忠于银河帝国,绝无任何的例外,而川陀就是银河帝国的首都。不过这个事实也只能再维持半个世纪了。对于年轻的盖尔而言,这趟旅程无疑将是他学术生涯的第一个高峰。他过去也曾经到过太空,因此旅行本身的意义并不算太大。其实他以前的太空旅行,只不过是到辛纳克斯唯一的卫星上,去搜集陨石漂移的力学数据,用来作为博士论文的材料。不过话说回来,太空旅行——近至五十万英里,远至许多光年之外——其实都没有什么分别。当星舰快要跃迁进入超空间的时候,他已做好了心理准备,这将是普通星际旅行所没有的经验。“超空间跃迁”是目前恒星间旅行的唯一可行办法,未来也许永远不会有其他方法出现。普通空间中的运动,物体的速率永远无法超过光速(这个科学小常识,在人类历史的黎明期便已经发现。当黎明期的历史被人遗忘之后,它是少数硕果仅存的文化遗产之一)。这...
题记 1 木城的记忆 夜空下的木城一直在燃烧。 那是一场旷日持久的冲天大火。几十年了,大火不仅没有一点熄灭的迹象,反而越烧越旺。 这是一天中木城人感觉最不好的时刻。 但这样的时刻很快就过去了。日复一日,年复一年,木城每天都演绎着同样的场景。 木城人为此骄傲,把每个这样的夜晚都叫做灯火辉煌。 木城人害怕黑暗,害怕夜晚,但他们并不在乎星星和月亮。 当然,木城人也不在乎春秋四季,他们甚至讨厌春秋四季。因为四季变换对城里人来说,除了意味着要不断更换衣服,不断带来各种麻烦,实在没有任何意义。 木城人没有方向感,东西南北像星星月亮春秋四季一样,他们一辈辈生活在人造的大都市里,对自然界的依赖已大为减少,对东西南北的辨识能力就会蜕化,这很正常。木城人像不在乎星星月亮春秋四季一样,也不在乎土地。 事实上,木城人已经失去对土地的记忆。...
她,就是钱小红,湖南的。 一米五五的样子,短发、带卷、蛋脸偏圆,基本上是良家民女的模样,嫁个男人安分守己生儿育女的胚子。遗憾的是,钱小红的胸部太大,即便不是钱小红的本意,也被毫无余地地划出良民圈子,与寡妇的门前一样多了事。 钱小红的胸,诚实点说,漂亮!隔着衣服,也能感觉它的质地,手感应是顶极棒的,悄悄看着,挺养眼。问题是人活在群体中,得与群众的眼光保持一致,你特立独行,那就是你有想法。如此一来,钱小红的胸就刺眼了。 么子体统哟,丢死人了。村民们与下体暗底里同时勃胀的自卑,找到了群体发泄的阴道。 钱小红的母亲得肝硬化,死得早。有好事者考证,钱小红的母亲胸脯平平,钱小红的胸并非来自遗传。钱小红是在奶奶的怀里长大的。 奶奶守了五十年寡,死时八十岁,奶奶是惟一知道钱小红身体秘密的人,但是奶奶到死也一声不吭。 奶奶一声不吭地把谜底带进了棺材。...
THE GREAT CONTROVERSYby ELLEN G. WHITE(iii)PREFACETHIS BOOK, READER, IS NOT PUBLISHED TO TELL US THAT THERE IS SIN AND WOE ANDMISERY IN THIS WORLD. WE KNOW IT ALL TOO WELL. THIS BOOK IS NOT PUBLISHED TOTELL US THAT THERE IS AN IRRECONCILABLE CONTROVERSY BETWEEN DARKNESS ANDLIGHT, SIN AND RIGHTEOUSNESS, WRONG AND RIGHT, DEATH AND LIFE. IN OUR HEARTOF HEARTS WE KNOW IT, AND KNOW THAT WE ARE PARTICIPATORS, ACTORS, IN THECONFLICT.BUT TO EVERY ONE OF US COMES AT TIMES A LONGING TO KNOW MORE OF THE GREATCONTROVERSY. HOW DID THE CONTROVERSY BEGIN? OR WAS IT ALWAYS HERE? WHATELEMENTS ENTER INTO ITS AWFULLY COMPLEX ASPECT? HOW AM I RELATED TO IT? WHAT...
还乡后记 风烟俱净,天山共色,从流飘荡,任意东西,自富阳至桐庐一百许里,奇山异水,天下独绝。水皆缥碧,千丈见底,游鱼细石,直视无碍,急湍甚箭,猛浪若奔,隔岸高山,皆生寒树,负势竟上,互相轩邈,争高直指,千百成群。泉水激石,泠泠作响,好鸟相鸣,嘤嘤成韵。蝉则千啭不穷,猿则百叫无绝,鸢飞戾天者,望峰息心,经纶世务者,窥谷忘反,横柯上蔽,在昼犹昏,疏条交映,有时见日。吴均。一 “比在家庭的怀抱里觉得更好的地方,是什么地方?”象这样的地方,当然是没有的,法国的这一句古歌,实在是把人情世态道尽了。 当微雨潇潇之夜,你若身眠古驿,看看萧条的四壁,看看一点欲尽的寒灯,倘不想起家庭的人,这人便是没有心肠者,任它草堆也好,破窑也好,你儿时放摇篮的地方,便是你死后最好的葬身之所呀!我们在客中卧病的时候,每每要想及家乡,...
《异界修道》作者:秋风思林第一集:异界炮灰第1章:炮灰营一“杀!”随着竭力的一喝,邵亦面无表情的把手中的刀插进了对面的士兵,顿时,刀出之处,穿肠破肚,那士兵的眼珠盯的老大,已经死的不能再死。转头又是一刀劈出,伴随刀光飞起的又是一条血淋淋的手臂。邵亦已经杀红了眼。战场上,同样激烈的撕杀不断的上演,不是杀人,就是被杀,生物的优胜劣汰在这里表现的淋漓尽致。不知道杀了多久,当战鼓鸣起时,战场的士兵明显松了口气,再也不顾前方就是自己敌人,纷纷争先恐后的退回自己的阵营,一场战斗,就此结束。战后记功营。“邵亦,此次杀死高级狼牙将一人,普通兽人十人,低级匹格五十三人,合计杀死高级将领三人,普通兽人一百八十七人,低级匹格五百六十八人……”念完之后,报功员略带惊讶的看着邵亦,眼中包含着羡慕,或是嫉妒的神色,继续说道:“你好像进来炮灰营才一年的时间,居然那么快就完成了任务?你现在可以选...
A DREAM OF JOHN BALLA DREAM OF JOHNBALLBy William Morris1- Page 2-A DREAM OF JOHN BALLCHAPTER ITHE MEN OF KENTSometimes I am rewarded for fretting myself so much about presentmatters by a quite unasked-for pleasant dream. I mean when I am asleep.This dream is as it were a present of an architectural peep-show. I seesome beautiful and noble building new made, as it were for the occasion,as clearly as if I were awake; not vaguely or absurdly, as often happens in...
如果坐飞机,由纽约曼哈顿往东飞,过了“东河”,飞越广袤平坦的皇后区,看到世界博览会旧址的草原公园(MeadowPark),再掠过爱丽塘(AllyPond)的一片湿地,才离开纽约市的边界,就会看见一个高起的山头。山不过几百英尺,朝北呈阶梯似地一坡一坡下降,伸向“大颈区”(GreatNeck)外的海湾;向南先有个较大的落差,再平平滑滑地延伸向远处的大西洋;向东则是长岛,那个由阿帕拉契山脉(Appalachians)冲积出来的香肠型半岛。山头上长满了树,像是一片丛林,但是掠过树梢,可以看见心型的一抹蓝,正好被四周的小山坡围绕着,这抹蓝、这片不过三十英亩的水,就是莱克瑟丝湖(L-akeSuccess)。据地质学家研究,十五万年前的冰河时期,这个山头远比今天为高,可能还相当陡峭。那时地球的气候寒冷,从北极、加拿大,一路下来都是冰天雪地,终年不融。厚达千尺的白雪一层压一层,变成冰。再由于地心引力,高处的冰逐渐往低处移动,成为...
The Lodgerby Marie Belloc Lowndes"Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness." PSALM lxxxviii. 18CHAPTER IRobert Bunting and Ellen his wife sat before their dully burning, carefully-banked-up fire.The room, especially when it be known that it was part of a house standing in a grimy, if not exactly sordid, London thoroughfare, was exceptionally clean and well-cared-for. A casual stranger, more particularly one of a Superior class to their own, on suddenly opening the door of that sitting-room; would have thought that Mr. and Mrs. Bunting presented a very pleasant cosy picture of comfortable married life. Bunting, who was leaning back in a deep leather arm-chair, was clean-shaven and dapper, still in appearance what he had be...
Love of Life and other storiesby Jack LondonLOVE OF LIFE"This out of all will remain -They have lived and have tossed:So much of the game will be gain,Though the gold of the dice has been lost."THEY limped painfully down the bank, and once the foremost of thetwo men staggered among the rough-strewn rocks. They were tiredand weak, and their faces had the drawn expression of patiencewhich comes of hardship long endured. They were heavily burdenedwith blanket packs which were strapped to their shoulders. Head-straps, passing across the forehead, helped support these packs.Each man carried a rifle. They walked in a stooped posture, theshoulders well forward, the head still farther forward, the eyes...
SHERLOCK HOLMESTHE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSEby Sir Arthur Conan DoyleIt was in the spring of the year 1894 that all London wasinterested, and the fashionable world dismayed, by the murder of theHonourable Ronald Adair under most unusual and inexplicablecircumstances. The public has already learned those particulars of thecrime which came out in the police investigation, but a good dealwas suppressed upon that occasion, since the case for theprosecution was so overwhelmingly strong that it was not necessaryto bring forward all the facts. Only now, at the end of nearly tenyears, am I allowed to supply those missing links which make up thewhole of that remarkable chain. The crime was of interest in itself,...
A Ramble Among the Hills.I USED frequently to amuse myself towards the close of the day, whenthe heat had subsided, with taking long rambles about theneighboring hills and the deep umbrageous valleys, accompanied by myhistoriographic squire, Mateo, to whose passion for gossiping I onsuch occasions gave the most unbounded license; and there was scarce arock, or ruin, or broken fountain, or lonely glen, about which hehad not some marvellous story; or, above all, some golden legend;for never was poor devil so munificent in dispensing hidden treasures.In the course of one of these strolls Mateo was more than usuallycommunicative. It was toward sunset that we sallied forth from thegreat Gate of Justice, and ascended an alley of trees until we came to...
用你的眼睛,犹如你将在明天遭遇失明……去聆听美妙的乐曲,鸟儿的歌唱,管弦乐队强劲的旋律,犹如你将在明天遭遇耳聋。触摸所有你想要抚摸的物品吧,犹如你将在明天触觉衰退。呼吸所有的花香,品尝所有的佳肴吧,犹如你将在明天再也无法使用嗅觉和味觉。把每一种感官都发挥到极致吧,并为世界向你展露的每一分喜悦和美丽而自豪。――海伦•凯勒(Hellen Keller)亲爱的读者,20世纪80年代中期,有一次吃完饭,我发现《鸡仔总动员》(Chicken Little)里的那只小鸡并不是胡说(译者注:电影《鸡仔总动员》里有一只神经质的小鸡,有点风吹草动就大喊:“天要塌下来了!天要塌下来了!”):天真的会突然塌下来,并且化作一块巨大的屋顶镶嵌板落在我头上,把我砸倒在桌子上。餐厅里并没有其他人受伤。虽然我并未丧失知觉,但头部的伤势让我一连几个月卧床不起,神志不清,判断力模糊,并且在一年半的时间里生活能力不健全。在恢...