「第一個例子是狄更斯在《雙城記》的開頭說的一段話。
那是最美好的時代,那是最糟糕的時代;
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,
那是智慧的年頭,那是愚昧的年頭;
it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness,
那是信仰的時期,那是懷疑的時期;
it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity,
那是光明的季節,那是黑暗的季節;
it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness,
那是希望的春天,那是失望的冬天;
it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair
我們擁有一切,我們一無所有;
we had everything before us, we had nothing before us,
我們全都在直奔天堂,我們全都在直奔相反的方向
we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way
一一簡而言之,
– in short,
那時跟現在非常相像,某些最喧囂的權威堅持要用形容詞的最高級來形容它。
the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received,
說它好,是最高級的;說它不好,也是最高級的。
for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.
這段話非常有名,因為即便是從原文翻譯過來,失去了一部分原文的美感,也讓人讀起來朗朗上口,想起來富有哲理。」
「讀文學,首先是去體會語言的美感。一種成熟的語言,它不僅能承載信息,還有它的美感,翻譯只能解決信息問題,但往往帶來美感的折損。」
「狄更斯這裡還遵循了具體配具體,抽象對抽象的語義搭配原則。
他把最抽象的時間和好壞搭配放在最前面,然後進一步從智慧和愚昧,信仰和懷疑,光明和黑暗,三個層面進行解釋。
其中信仰和懷疑在精神世界是最高層面的,狄更斯用了跨度範圍最大的epoch來和它們對應。
此外春天總是和希望聯繫在一起,冬天讓人感到絕望,因此最後一句的搭配很自然。這一段文字是在不斷強化講一件事,但是讀起來不會感到囉嗦,而且層層遞進。」
「托爾斯泰在《安娜卡列尼娜》中開篇寫道「幸福的家庭都是相似的,不幸的家庭各有各的不幸」,這預示著卡列寧和安娜家庭未來的不幸以及全書悲劇的結局。
簡奧斯丁在《傲慢與偏見》開篇是這樣寫的:「饒有家資的單身男子必定想要娶妻室,這是舉世公認的真情實理……正是因為這個真情實理家喻戶曉深入人心,這種人一搬到什麼地方,儘管他的感覺見解如何街坊四鄰毫不瞭解,他就被人當成了自己這個或那個女兒一筆應得的財產。」(張玲、張揚譯本,人民文學出版社)
海明威在《喪鐘為誰而鳴》的開頭講了英國詩人多恩的一首詩,講:「……不要問喪鐘為誰,它其實為你而鳴」。
而尼克松在自傳《角鬥場上》開篇用了美國前總統西奧多·羅斯福的一句話:「榮譽屬於真正置身於競技場上的人……」
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朋友傳給我一個訊息--狄更斯的雙城記經典名句
對於即將登場的雙城論壇 又剛好是"雙城"
這是兩岸間現存難得的正式官方交流管道
今年是大選年特別敏感
加上習五點與反送中
台灣民眾的神經特別敏感 也特別容易被操弄
今天有朋友問我為何沒去報名上海行
其實我已經抽過公費的美國團了
我只好笑說因為林國成抽到了 議員也太多位了
而且我應該是黑名單
因為我反對一國兩制
他說現在全台灣大概都反對一國兩制
除了特殊團體或個人以外
連國民黨總統候選人都要over my DEAD BODY了
想想也是
台灣很少藍綠立場如此一致過
所以
大家都睜大眼睛看柯文哲市長如何處理兩岸問題
在總統大選前辦這論壇是需要很大勇氣的
但就像他常說的 該做的還是要做
這次雙城論壇對選舉而言也許是最差的時機
但也可能是兩岸可以相互表達善意最好的時候
雙城論壇是讓兩岸城市可以互相交流
總比老死不相往來好吧
狄更斯===雙城記
它是最好的時代,也是最壞的時代;
是智慧的時代,也是愚蠢的時代;
是信仰的時代,也是懷疑的時代;
是光明的季節,也是黑暗的季節;
是充滿希望的春天,也是令人絕望的冬天;
我們的前途擁有一切,我們的前途一無所有;
我們正走向天堂,我們也走向地獄─
總之,那個時代和現在是如此的相像,
以至於它最喧鬧的一些專家,不論說好說壞,
都堅持只能用最高級的形容詞來描述它。
IT WAS the best of times, it was the worst of times,
it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness,
it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity,
it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness,
it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair,
we had everything before us, we had nothing before us,
we were all going direct to Heaven,
we were all going direct the other way- in short,
the period was so far like the present period,
that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received,
for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.
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【沒有永遠的黑白︱黑社會的週期 】
談到香港的黑社會,大家可能會聯想到古惑仔﹑犯罪份子或是十惡不赦的組織。由古至今,黑社會無處不在,那究竟甚麼是真正的黑社會?
黑社會又名三合會,歷史起源可以追溯至18世紀,原本是一些為了保護自己的市民所組成的團練,但因為清朝腐敗而使他們變為反抗組織。這些組織亦曾協助革命人士起義,當時最為人熟悉的三合會,主要是洪門(天地會)﹑青幫和哥老會,評價亦較為正面。應清朝的政治要求,英屬香港政府曾在1842年頒布《壓制三合會及其他秘密結社》條例,封鎖三合會活動,以減低對自身政權的影響。
隨政局和環境改變,三合會的本質出現轉變,開始參與違法事務,透過收取保護費、販賣毒品、洗黑錢、非法賭博、經營性產業等所謂「黃賭毒」的偏門行業運作,以及進行一連串犯罪行為威脅市民安全。為了保護市民,香港政府在1957年成立了有組織罪案及三合會調查科(O記),集中資源打擊有關的三合會組織的罪案,令不少三合會組織開始轉為經營正當業務,但仍有不少黑社會換湯不換藥,改以其他形式繼續運作。
現實社會中,黑白不像電影小說般分明,官商鄉黑可以互相制衡,反之亦有可能互相勾結。在現行法例下,只要社團事務主任合理地相信,有維護國家安全或公共安全、公共秩序或保護他人的權利和自由的需要,便可禁止任何社團或分支機構運作;同時,法例亦給予市民擁有結社自由,以及發表不同政見的基本人權。
三合會可以由保護市民的正義組織,演變成危害社會安全的不良份子。同樣地,三合會的三字換成其他名字,也可以經歷相同的變動週期,政黨亦然,政府部門亦然﹑政權亦然,關鍵是在於大家在危難時擁有光明正義的心,對抗真正的黑社會,為社會帶來光明。
「It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way – in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only」-A Tale of Two Cities
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Philadelphia 98, New Orleans 90
Iverson's 55 Gives Sixers Game 1
In the illustious history of the Philadelphia 76ers, nobody -- not Wilt, not Dr. J, not Moses -- had an individual performance like Allen Iverson's against the New Orleans Hornets.
Iverson scored a team playoff-record 55 points as the 76ers defeated the Hornets, 98-90, in Game One of their Eastern Conference first-round series.
"He was on fire," Hornets coach Paul Silas said of Iverson, who fell eight points shy of Michael Jordan's NBA playoff record set exactly 17 years ago in a double-overtime loss at Boston. "Anytime a guy like that is on fire, there's very little you can do except to take the ball out of his hands. It's right up there with Michael's 63. He just had a great night."
The NBA saw some superlative performances over the opening weekend of the playoffs, but the best came in the last game.
Iverson shot 21-of-32, including 9-of-11 in the fourth quarter, and 10-of-11 from the line to surpass his own playoff record of 54 points set in a 97-92 triumph over Toronto in Game 2 of the 2001 conference semifinals.
"I knew he'd come out with fire in his eyes," Sixers coach Larry Brown said. "(Dirk) Nowitzki goes for 46 and Tracy (McGrady) goes for 43, Kobe (Bryant) went for 39. So I figured he was motivated a little."
"I just caught a rhythm," Iverson said. "I got in one of those rhythms where the basket looks like an ocean and I was just throwing rocks in it. My teammates did a superb job just getting me the ball in the spots where I need them, and every time I came up free, the ball was there."
It was the sixth-highest total in NBA playoff history and three points shy of Iverson's personal best.
"This was his best ever, by far," Brown said. "And he's had some pretty darn good games."
With his teammates almost entirely shut down by the Hornets, Iverson stepped up time and again. After George Lynch nailed a baseline jumper to get New Orleans within 86-84 with 4:05 remaining, Iverson countered with back-to-back 3-pointers to help the Sixers hang on.
New Orleans got within 94-90 on a pair of free throws by Jamal Mashburn with 52 seconds left, but Iverson -- who scored 20 points in the final 12 minutes -- responded 15 seconds later with an arching scoop shot over P.J. Brown.
Eric Snow capped the scoring with a pair of free throws with 17 seconds to play.
Snow added 15 points and 10 assists and Aaron McKie scored 12 points for the Sixers, who lost two of three meetings with the Hornets during the season, including a 94-89 defeat a week ago.
"This is the same team," Snow said. "But you have to remember, we didn't have Keith Van Horn or Derrick Coleman that game, and they absolutely killed us on the rebounding. That is our top two leading rebounders that didn't even play. So I think that they made up for a lot of that."
New Orleans again outrebounded Philadelphia, 37-32, but the Sixers scored more second-chance points, 12-7.
Mashburn scored 28 points to pace New Orleans, which fell behind for good, 70-68, on a 3-pointer by Iverson that closed the third quarter.
Iverson scored 13 points in the opening period as the Sixers jumped to a 27-20 lead.
New Orleans took its biggest lead, 36-30, on a pair of free throws by David Wesley with 6:45 left in the second quarter before Philadelphia tightened its defense and went back on top, 49-44, entering the break. Iverson had 25 points at halftime.
"I felt good in the beginning especially in the first quarter," Iverson said. "I hit some free throws and my free-throw shooting felt good. A lot of times when my free throws are good, I feel like my jumper can get on early in the game. But in the second half, the third and fourth quarters, that is when I knew I was in a rhythm."
The Sixers had 24 assists and committed 15 turnovers, while the Hornets had 12 assists and 24 giveaways, which Philadelphia converted into 24 points.
"We had opportunities to go ahead and we turned the ball over, and that's what hurt us," Lynch said. "They are a good team and you cannot turn the ball over against them. They are going to scrap. This series is going to come down to who is going to get on the floor more and whoever leaves it on the floor, leaves some skin, leaves some blood, that's who is going to win."
"We were not very good tonight and we have to be better in order to win," Silas added. "If we had taken care of the ball, we really would have done better."
"I think if I'm a fan, sitting there watching what he did, I would be pretty excited," Brown said of Iverson. "It was pretty neat. He took it upon himself and did extraordinary things. I don't know how it could get much better than that.
"(But) we can't do it with expecting him to get 51. We have to do it as a team. In fairness to him, we have to have people step up and accept that responsibility."
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