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目录

1KnowledgeandVirtue知识与美德2.“Packaging”aPerson

人的包装3.ThreePassions1HaveLivedfor吾之三愿4.ALittle

Girl小女孩儿5.DeclarationofIndependence独立宣言6.A

TributetotheDog狗的赞歌7.KnowledgeandProgress知识和进

步8.AddressbyEngels恩格斯：在马克斯墓前的讲话

9.RelationshipthatLasts永远的关系10.Rush匆匆H.A

SummerDay夏El12.Night夜色13.PeaceandDevelopment：the

ThemesofOurTimes和平与发展：时代的主题14.Self.Esteem自

尊无价15.StruggleforFreedom为自由而斗争16.Passingon

SmallChange把零钱传递下去17.ThePropstoHelpMan

Endure⑴人类生存的支柱（一）18.ThePropstoHelpMan

Endure（Il）人类生存的支柱（二）19.WhatIsImmortal何为不朽

20.SupposeSomeoneGaveYouaPen假如给你一支笔21.Two

WaysofThinkingofHistory思考历史的两种方式22.Onthe

FeelingofImmortalityinYouth有感于青春长在23.OfStudies论

读书24.OfMedia如何看待媒体25.HOWtoBeTruetoYourself

怎样对自己诚实26.FiveBallsofLife生命中的五个球27.The

RoadtoSuccess成功之道28.ADividedHouseCannotStand家不

和.则不立29.AloneAgain,Naturally享受孤独30.TheBlueDays

忧郁的日子31.ChooseOptimism选择乐观32.WhyShouldWe

LivewithSuchHurry?为什么我们要活得如此匆忙？33.AWomaiTs

Tears女人的眼泪34.Laziness1赖惰35.OwningBooks论藏书

36.OlympicGames奥运会37.LifeLessons生活的教训38.Rain

ofSeattle(I)西雅图之雨(一)39.RainofSeattle(II)西雅图之雨(二)

40.SnowSeason雪季41.The50-PercentTheoryofLife生活的对

半理论42.TheRoadtoHappiness幸福之道43.TwoViewsofthe

River大河的两种景色44.HowGermansSeeOthers德国人如何看

待别国人45.NapoleontoJosephine拿破仑致约瑟芬的信

46.WhenHeavenandEarthKiss当大地接受天堂之吻

47.DisruptingMyComfortZone不要安于现状48.TheOneWayto

BecomeanArtist成为艺术家的唯一之路49.BookandLife书与人

生50.SnowandthePassageofTime冬日迷思51Sorrowsofthe

Millionaire百万富翁的悲哀52.AddressatGettysburg葛底斯堡演

说辞53.ChoosinganOccupation选择职业54.DiningEtiquette

whenDating用餐礼仪55.StressandRelaxation压力与松弛

56.TheReasonsWeFightoverFinance我们为什么为钱争吵

57.Washington^AddresstoHisTroops乔治•华盛顿对部队的演

说58.Adolescence青春期59.Work工作60.BenjaminFranklin

本杰明,富兰克林61.IfSNeverTooLatetoChange改变自我无时

限62.ThePriceofPerfection尽善尽美的代价63.TheDefinition

ofaGentteman何谓君子64.MirrorMirror—WhatDo1See?镜

子，镜子我看到了什么？65.TomorrowWillBeaBetterDay明

天会更好”66.TheKindnessofStrangers陌生人的善意67.The

PainofYouth(I)年少时的痛苦(一)68.ThePainofYouth(II)年少

时的痛苦(二)69.FailureIsaGcodThing失败使人受益

70.InauguralSpeech就职演讲71.BeautyIsMeaningless美是难

以言传的72.TheYearofWandering徘徊的岁月73.WakeupYour

Life唤醒你的生活74.WildFlowers野花75.TheBreadofLife人

的精神食粮76.AnOctoberSunrise十月的日出77.The

FascinatingMoonrise月升魅无穷78.HumanThoughtGrowsLike

aTree人类的思想如一棵树般成长79.LearntoLiveinthePresent

Moment学会在现实中生活80.SuccessIsaChoice成功是一种选

择81.MyDeclarationofSelf-Esteem我的成长宣言82.Youth青

春83.WhyIWantaWife为什么我想要个妻子84.TheModern

Plato现代柏拉图85.AGrainofSand一粒沙86.ThreeDaysto

See假若给我三天光明87.MotherlyandFatherlyLove母爱和父爱

88.Ambition雄心89.StressPrevention拒绝压力90.Old

Friends.GoodFriends老朋友，好朋友91.WhatEveryWriter

Wants作家之所需92.Waves海浪93.Nonviolentand

NoncooperationMovements非暴力不合作运动94.WeWalkonthe

Moon我们在月球上散步了95.SearchingforaWin-WinSolution

寻求两全其美之道96.AWordforAutumn秋之小语97.TheFolly

ofAnxiety忧虑之愚98.OnGoingaJourney论出游99.Blood,

Toil,SweatandTears热血、辛劳、汗水和眼泪100.MyPerfect

House我的完美之家

Passage1.knowledgeandVirtue

Knowledgeisonething,virtueisanother;

goodsenseisnotconscience,refinementisnothumility,

norislargenessandjustnessofviewfaith.

Philosophy,howeverenlightened,howeverprofound,

givesnocommandoverthepassions,noinfluentialmotives,novivifying

principles.

LiberalEducationmakesnottheChristian,nottheCatholic,butthe

gentleman.

Itiswelltobeagentleman,

itiswelltohaveacultivatedintellect,adelicatetaste,

acandid,equitable,dispassionatemind,

anobleandcourteousbearingintheconductoflife

一thesearetheconnaturalqualitiesofalargeknowledge;

theyaretheobjectsofaUniversity.

Iamadvocating,1shallillustrateandinsistuponthem;

butstill,Irepeat,theyarenoguaranteeforsanctityorevenfor

conscientiousness,

andtheymayattachtothemanoftheworld,totheprofligate,

totheheartless,pleasant,alas,andattractiveasheshowswhendecked

outinthem.

Takenbythemselves,theydobutseemtobewhattheyarenot;

theylooklikevirtueatadistance,buttheyaredetectedbyclose

observers,andinthelongrun;

andhenceitisthattheyarepopularlyaccusedofpretenseandhypocrisy,

not,Irepeat,fromtheirownfault,

butbecausetheirprofessorsandtheiradmirerspersistintakingthemfor

whattheyarenot,

andareofficiousinarrogatingforthemapraisetowhichtheyhaveno

claim.

Quarrythegraniterockwithrazors,ormoorthevesselwithathreadof

silk,

thenmayyouhopewithsuchkeenanddelicateinstrumentsashuman

knowledge

andhumanreasontocontendagainstthosegiants,

Passage2.“Packing”aPerson

Aperson,likeacommodity,needspackaging.

Butgoingtoofarisabsolutelyundesirable.

Alittleexaggeration,however,doesnoharm

whenitshowstheperson'suniquequalitiestotheiradvantage.

Todisplaypersonalcharminacasualandnaturalway,

itisimportantforonetohaveaclearknowledgeofoneself.

Amasterpackagerknowshowtointegrateartandnaturewithoutany

tracesofembellishment,

sothatthepersonsopackagedisnocommoditybutahumanbeing,lively

andlovely.

Ayoungperson,especiallyafemale,radiantwithbeautyandfulloflife,

hasallthefavorgrantedbyGod.

Anyattempttomakeupwouldbeself-defeating.

Youth,however,comesandgoesinamomentofdoze.

Packagingforthemiddle-agedisprimarilytoconcealthefurrows

ploughedbytime.

Ifyoustillenjoylife'sexuberanceenoughtoretainself-confidence

andpursuepioneeringwork,youareuniqueinyournaturalqualities,

andyourcharmandgracewillremain.

Elderlypeoplearebeautifuliftheirriveroflifehasbeen,

throughplains,mountainsandjungles,runningitscourseasitshould.

Youhavereallylivedyourlifewhichnowarrivesatacomplacentstage

ofserenity

indifferenttofameorwealth.

Thereisnoneedtoresorttohair-dyeing；

thesnow-cappedmountainisitselfabeautifulsceneoffairyland.

Letyourlookschangefromyoungtooldsynchronizingwiththenatural

ageingprocess

soastokeepinharmonywithnature,forharmonyitselfisbeauty,

whiletheotherwayroundwillonlyendinunpleasantness.

Tbbeintheelder'scompanyislikereadingathickbookofdeluxeedition

thatfascinatesonesomuchastobereluctanttopartwith.

Aslongasonefindswhereonestands,oneknowshowtopackage

oneself,

justasacommodityestablishesitsbrandbytherightpackaging.

Passage3.ThreePassionsIHaveLivedfor

Threepassions,simplebutoverwhelminglystrong,havegovernedmy

life:

thelongingforlove,thesearchforknowledge,

andunbearablepityforthesufferingofmankind.

Thesepassions,likegreatwinds,haveblownmehitherandthither,

inawaywardcourseoveradeepoceanofanguish,

reachingtotheveryvergeofdespair.

Ihavesoughtlove,first,becauseitbringsecstasy

一ecstasysogreatthatIwouldoftenhavesacrificedalltherestofmylife

forafewhoursforthisjoy.

Ihavesoughtit,next,becauseitrelievesloneliness

——thatterriblelonelinessinwhichoneshiveringconsciousness

looksovertherimoftheworldintothecoldunfathomablelifelessabyss.

Ihavesoughtit,finally,becauseintheunionofloveIhaveseen,

inamysticminiature,

theprefiguringvisionoftheheaventhatsaintsandpoetshaveimagined.

ThisiswhatIsought,andthoughitmightseemtoogoodforhumanlife,

thisiswhat—atlast-Ihavefound.

WithequalpassionIhavesoughtknowledge.

Ihavewishedtounderstandtheheartsofmen.

Ihavewishedtoknowwhythestarsshine...

Alittleofthis,butnotmuch,Ihaveachieved.

Loveandknowledge,sofarastheywerepossible,ledupwardtowardthe

heavens.

Butalwayspitybroughtmebacktoearth.

Echoesofcriesofpainreverberateinmyheart.

Childreninfamine,victimstorturedbyoppressors,helplessoldpeople

—ahatedburdentotheirsons,

andthewholeworldofloneliness,poverty,andpainmakeamockeryof

whathumanlifeshouldbe.

Ilongtoalleviatetheevil,butIcannot,andItoosuffer.

Thishasbeenmylife.

Ihavefounditworthliving,andwouldgladlyliveitagain

ifthechancewereofferedme.

Passage4.ALittleGirl

Sittingonagrassygrave,beneathoneofthewindowsofthechurch,was

alittlegirl.

Withherheadbentbackshewasgazingupattheskyandsinging,

whileoneofherlittlehandswaspointingtoatinycloud

thathoveredlikeagoldenfeatheraboveherhead.

Thesun,whichhadsuddenlybecomeverybright,shiningonherglossy

hair,

gaveitametallicluster,anditwasdifficulttosaywhatwasthecolor,

darkbronzeorblack.

Socompletelyabsorbedwassheinwatchingthecloudtowhichher

strangesongorincantationseemedaddressed,

thatshedidnotobservemewhenIroseandwenttowardsher.

Overherhead,highupintheblue,

alarkthatwassoaringtowardsthesamegauzycloudwassinging,asifin

rivalry.

AsIslowlyapproachedthechild,

Icouldseebyherforehead,whichinthesunshineseemedlikeaglobeof

pearl,

andespeciallybyhercomplexion,thatsheuncommonlylovely.

Hereyes,whichatonemomentseemedblue-gray,atanotherviolet,

wereshadedbylongblacklashes,curvingbackwardinamostpeculiar

way,

andthesematchedinhuehereyebrows,

andthetressesthatweretossedabouthertenderthroatwerequiveringin

thesunlight.

AllthisIdidnottakeinatonce;

foratfirstIcouldseenothingbutthosequivering,glittering,changeful

eyesturnedupintomyface.

Graduallytheotherfeatures,especiallythesensitivefull-lippedmouth,

grewuponmeasIstoodsilentlygazing.

Hereseemedtomeamoreperfectbeautythanhadevercometomein

myloveliestdreamsofbeauty.

Yetitwasnotherbeautysomuchasthelookshegavemethatfascinated

me,meltedme.

Passage5DeclarationofIndependence

WhenintheCourseofhumanevents,

itbecomesnecessaryforonepeopletodissolvethepoliticalbands

whichhaveconnectedthemwithanother,

andtoassumeamongthepowersoftheearth,

theseparateandequalstationtowhichtheLawsofNatureandof

Nature'sGodentitlethem,

adecentrespecttotheopinionsofmankind

requiresthattheyshoulddeclarethecauseswhichimpelthemtothe

separation.

Weholdthesetruthstobeself-evident,thatallmenarecreatedequal,

thattheyareendowedbytheirCreatorwithcertainunalienableRights,

thatamongtheseareLife,LibertyandthepursuitofHappiness.

一Thattosecuretheserights,GovernmentsareinstitutedamongMen,

derivingtheirjustpowersfromtheconsentofthegoverned,

—ThatwheneveranyFormofGovernmentbecomesdestructiveofthese

ends,

itistheRightofthePeopletoalterortoabolishit,

andtoinstitutenewGovernment,

layingitsfoundationonsuchprinciplesandorganizingitspowersinsuch

form,

astothemshallseemmostlikelytoeffecttheirSafetyandHappiness.

Prudence,indeed,willdictatethatGovernmentslongestablished

shouldnotbechangedforlightandtransientcauses;

andaccordinglyallexperiencehasshown,

thatmankindaremoredisposedtosuffer,whileevilsaresufferable,

thantorightthemselvesbyabolishingtheformstowhichtheyare

accustomed.

Butwhenalongtrainofabusesandusurpations,

pursuinginvariablythesameObjectevincesadesigntoreducethem

underabsoluteDespotism,itistheirright,itistheirduty,

tothrowoffsuchGovernment,andtoprovidenewGuardsfortheirfuture

security.

—SuchhasbeenthepatientsufferanceoftheseColonies;

andsuchisnowthenecessitywhichconstrainsthemtoaltertheirformer

SystemsofGovernment.

isahistoryofrepeatedinjuriesandusurpations,

allhavingindirectobjecttheestablishmentofanabsoluteTyrannyover

theseStates.

Toprovethis,letFactsbesubmittedtoacandidworld.

Passage6.ATributetotheDog

Thebestfriendamanhasintheworldmayturnagainsthimandbecome

hisenemy.

Hissonordaughterthathehasrearedwithlovingcaremayprove

ungrateful.

Thosewhoarenearestanddearesttous,

thosewhomwetrustwithourhappinessandourgoodname,

maybecometraitorstotheirfaith.

Themoneythatamanhashemaylose.

Itfliesawayfromhim,perhapswhenheneedsitmost.

Aman'sreputationmaybesacrificedinamomentofill-considered

action.

Thepeoplewhoarepronetofallontheirkneestodoushonorwhen

successiswithus

maybethefirsttothrowthestoneofmalicewhenfailuresettlesitscloud

uponourheads.

Theoneabsolutelyunselfishfriendthatmancanhaveinthisselfish

world,

theonethatneverdesertshim,

theonethatneverprovesungratefulortreacherous,ishisdog.

Aman'sdogstandsbyhiminprosperityandinpoverty,inhealthandin

sickness.

Hewillsleeponthecoldground,wherethewintrywindsblowandthe

snowdrivesfiercely,

ifonlyhemaybenearhismaster'sside.

Hewillkissthehandthathasnofoodtooffer;

hewilllickthewoundsandsoresthatcomefromencounterwiththe

roughnessoftheworld.

Hewillguardthesleepofhispaupermasterasifhewereaprince.

Whenallotherfriendsdesert,heremains.

Whenrichestakewingsandreputationfallstopieces,

heisasconstantinhisloveasthesuninitsjourneysthroughtheheavens.

Iffortunedrivesthemasterforth,anoutcastintheworld,friendlessand

homeless,

thefaithfuldogasksnohigherprivilegethanthatofaccompanyinghim,

toguardhimagainstdanger,tofightagainsthisenemies.

Andwhenthelastsceneofallcomes,anddeathtakesthemasterinits

embrace,

andhisbodyislaidawayinthecoldground,

nomatterifallotherfriendspursuetheirway,

therebythegravewillthenobledogbefound,

hisheadbetweenhispaws,hiseyessadbutopeninalertwatchfulness,

faithfulandtrueevenindeath.

Passage7.KnowledgeandProgress

Whydoestheideaofprogressloomsolargeinthemodernworld?

Surelybecauseprogressofaparticularkindisactuallytakingplace

aroundus

andisbecomingmoreandmoremanifest.

Althoughmankindhasundergonenogeneralimprovementinintelligence

ormorality,

ithasmadeextraordinaryprogressintheaccumulationofknowledge.

Knowledgebegantoincreaseassoonasthethoughtsofoneindividual

couldbecommunicatedtoanotherbymeansofspeech.

Withtheinventionofwriting,agreatadvancewasmade,

forknowledgecouldthenbenotonlycommunicatedbutalsostored.

Librariesmadeeducationpossible,andeducationinitsturnaddedto

libraries:

thegrowthofknowledgefollowedakindofcompoundinterestlaw,

whichwasgreatlyenhancedbytheinventionofprinting.

Allthiswascomparativelyslowuntil,withthecomingofscience,

thetempowassuddenlyraised.

Thenknowledgebegantobeaccumulatedaccordingtoasystematicplan.

Thetricklebecameastream;

thestreamhasnowbecomeatorrent.

Moreover,assoonasnewknowledgeisacquired,itisnowturnedto

practicalaccount.

Whatiscalled“moderncivilization^^isnottheresultofabalanced

developmentofallman'snature,

butofaccumulatedknowledgeappliedtopracticallife.

Theproblemnowfacinghumanityis:

Whatisgoingtobedonewithallthisknowledge?

Asissooftenpointedout,knowledgeisatwo-edgedweapon

whichcanbeusedequallyforgoodorevil.

Itisnowbeingusedindifferentlyforboth.

Couldanyspectacle,forinstance,bemoregrimlyweird

thanthatofgunnersusingsciencetoshattermen'sbodieswhile,closeat

hand,

surgeonsuseittorestorethem?

Wehavetoaskourselvesveryseriouslywhatwillhappenifthistwofold

useofknowledge,

withitsever-increasingpower,continues.

Passage8.AddressbyEngels

Onthe14thofMarch,ataquartertothreeintheafternoon,

thegreatestlivingthinkerceasedtothink.

Hehadbeenleftaloneforscarcelytwominutes,

andwhenwecamebackwefoundhiminhisarmchair,

peacefullygonetosleep-butforever.

Animmeasurablelosshasbeensustainedbothbythemilitantproletariat

ofEuropeandAmerica,

andbyhistoricalscience,inthedeathofthisman.

Thegapthathasbeenleftbythedepartureofthismightyspirit

willsoonenoughmakeitselffelt.

JustasDarwindiscoveredthelawofdevelopmentoforganicnature,

soMarxdiscoveredthelawofdevelopmentofhumanhistory:

thesimplefact,hithertoconcealedbyanovergrowthofideology,

thatmankindmustfirstofalleat,drink,haveshelterandclothing,

beforeitcanpursuepolitics,science,art,religion,etc.;

thatthereforetheproductionoftheimmediatematerialmeansof

subsistence

andconsequentlythedegreeofeconomicdevelopmentattainedbya

givenpeople

orduringagivenepochformthefoundationuponwhichthestate

institutions,

thelegalconceptions,art,andeventheideasonreligion,

ofthepeopleconcernedhavebeenevolved,andinthelightofwhichthey

must,therefore,

beexplained,insteadofviceversa,ashadhithertobeenthecase.

Butthatisnotall.

Marxalsodiscoveredthespeciallawofmotiongoverningthepresent-day

capitalistmodeofproduction

andthebourgeoissocietythatthismodeofproductionhascreated.

Thediscoveryofsurplusvaluesuddenlythrewlightontheproblem,

intryingtosolvewhichallpreviousinvestigations,

ofbothbourgeoiseconomistsandsocialistcritics,hadbeengropinginthe

dark.

Twosuchdiscoverieswouldbeenoughforonelifetime.

Happythemantowhomitisgrantedtomakeevenonesuchdiscovery.

ButineverysinglefieldwhichMarxinvestigated—andheinvestigated

verymanyfields,

noneofthemsuperficially-ineveryfield,eveninthatofmathematics,

hemadeindependentdiscoveries.

Passage9.RelationshipthatLasts

Ifsomebodytellsyou/Pllloveyouforever,“willyoubelieveit?

Idon'tthinkthere'sanyreasonnotto.

Wearereadytobelievesuchcommitmentatthemoment,

whateverchangemayhappenafterwards.

Asforthebeliefinaneverlastinglove,that'sanotherthing.

Thenyoumaybeaskedwhetherthereissuchathingasaneverlasting

love.

rdanswer1believeinit,butaneverlastingloveisnotimmutable.

Youmayunswervinglyloveorbelovedbyaperson.

Butlovewillchangeitscompositionwiththepassageoftime.

Itwillnotremainthesame.

Inthecourseofyourgrowthandasaresultofyourincreasedexperience,

lovewillbecomesomethingdifferenttoyou.

Inthebeginningyoubelievedaferventloveforapersoncouldlast

definitely.

Byandby,however,t4fervent^^gavewayto“prosaic”.

Preciselybecauseofthischangeitbecamepossibleforlovetolast.

Thenwhatwasmeantbyaneverlastinglovewouldeventuallyendupina

sortofinterdependence.

Weusedtoinsistonthedifferencebetweenloveandliking.

Theformerseemedmuchmorebeautifulthanthelatter.

Oneday,however,itturnsoutthere'sreallynoneedtomakesuch

difference.

Likingisactuallyasortoflove.

Bythesametoken,theeverlastinginterdependenceisactuallyan

everlastinglove.

IwishIcouldbelievetherewassomebodywhowouldlovemeforever.

That's,asweallknow,tooromantictobetrue.

Instead,itwillmoreoftenthannotbeacaseoflastingrelationship.

Passage10.Rush

Swallowsmayhavegone,butthereisatimeofreturn;

willowtreesmayhavediedback,butthereisatimeofregreening;

peachblossomsmayhavefallen,buttheywillbloomagain.

Now,youthewise,tellme,whyshouldourdaysleaveus,neverto

return?

Iftheyhadbeenstolenbysomeone,whocoulditbe?

Wherecouldhehidethem?

Iftheyhadmadetheescapethemselves,thenwherecouldtheystayatthe

moment?

Idon'tknowhowmanydaysIhavebeengiventospend,

butIdofeelmyhandsaregettingempty.

Takingstocksilently,Ifindthatmorethaneightthousanddayshave

alreadyslidawayfromme.

Likeadropofwaterfromthepointofaneedledisappearingintothe

ocean,

mydaysaredrippingintothestreamoftime,soundless,traceless.

Alreadysweatisstartingonmyforehead,andtearswellingupinmy

eyes.

Thosethathavegonehavegoneforgood,thosetocomekeepcoming;

yetinbetween,howfastistheshift,insucharush?

WhenIgetupinthemorning,

theslantingsunmarksitspresenceinmysmallroomintwoorthree

oblongs.

Thesunhasfeet,look,heistreadingon,lightlyandfurtively;

andIamcaught,blankly,inhisrevolution.

Thus—thedayflowsawaythroughthesinkwhenIwashmyhands,

wearsoffinthebowlwhenIeatmymeal,

andpassesawaybeforemyday-dreaminggazeasreflectinsilence.

Icanfeelhishastenow,soIreachoutmyhandstoholdhimback,

buthekeepsflowingpastmywithholdinghands.

Intheevening,asIlieinbed,hestridesovermybody,glidespastmy

feet,inhisagileway.

ThemomentIopenmyeyesandmeetthesunagain,onewholedayhas

gone.

Iburymyfaceinmyhandsandheaveasigh.

Butthenewdaybeginstoflashpastinthesigh.

WhatcanIdo,inthisbustlingworld,withmydaysflyingintheirescape?

Nothingbuttohesitate,torush.

WhathaveIbeendoinginthateight-thousand-dayrush,apartfrom

hesitating?

Thosebygonedayshavebeendispersedassmokebyalightwind,

orevaporatedasmistbythemorningsun.

WhattraceshaveIleftbehindme?

HaveIeverleftbehindanygossamertracesatall?

Ihavecometotheworld,starknaked;

amItogoback,inablink,inthesamestarknakedness?

Itisnotfairthough:

whyshouldIhavemadesuchatripfornothing!

Youthewise,tellme,

whyshouldourdaysleaveus,nevertoreturn?

Passage11.ASummerDay

OnedaythirtyyearsagoMarseilleslayintheburningsun.

AblazingsunuponafierceAugustdaywasnogreaterrarityinsouthern

France

thanatanyothertimebeforeorsince.

EverythinginMarseillesandaboutMarseilleshadstaredatthefervid

sun,

andhadbeenstaredatinreturn,untilastaringhabithadbecome

universalthere.

Strangerswerestaredoutofcountenancebystaringwhitehouses,

staringwhitestreets,staringtractsofaridroad,staringhillsfromwhich

verdurewasburntaway.

Theonlythingstobeseennotfixedlystaringandglaring

werethevinesdroopingundertheirloadsofgrapes.

Thesedidoccasionallywinkalittle,asthehotairbarelymovedtheir

faintleaves.

Theuniversalstaremadetheeyesache.

TowardsthedistantblueoftheItaliancoast,indeed,

itwasalittlerelievedbylightcloudsofmist

slowlyrisingfromtheevaporationofthesea,

butitsoftenednowhereelse.

Farawaythedustyvinesoverhangingwaysidecottages,

andthemonotonouswaysideavenuesofparchedtreeswithoutshade,

droppedbeneaththestareofearthandsky.

Sodidthehorseswithdrowsybells,inlongfilesofcarts,

creepingslowlytowardstheinterior;

sodidtheirrecumbentdrivers,whentheywereawake,whichrarely

happened;

sodidtheexhaustedlaborersinthefields.

Everythingthatlivedorgrewwasoppressedbytheglare;

exceptthelizard,passingswiftlyoverroughstonewalls,

andcicada,chirpingitsdryhotchirp,likearattle.

Theverydustwasscorchedbrown,

andsomethingquiveredintheatmosphereasiftheairitselfwerepanting.

Blinds,shutters,curtains,awnings,wereallclosedanddrawntodeepout

thestare.

Grantitbutachinkorakeyhole,

anditshotinlikeawhite-hotarrow.

Passage12.Night

Nighthasfallenoverthecountry.

Throughthetreesrisestheredmoonandthestarsarescarcelyseen.

Inthevastshadowofnight,thecoolnessandthedewsdescend.

Isitattheopenwindowtoenjoythem;andhearonlythevoiceofthe

summerwind.

Likeblackhulks,theshadowsofthegreattreesrideatanchoronthe

billowyseaofgrass.

Icannotseetheredandblueflowers,butIknowthattheyarethere.

FarawayinthemeadowgleamsthesilverCharles.

Thetrampofhorses'hoofssoundsfromthewoodenbridge.

Thenallisstillsavethecontinuouswindorthesoundoftheneighboring

sea.

Thevillageclockstrikes;andIfeelthatIamnotalone.

Howdifferentitisinthecity!

Itislate,andthecrowdisgone.

Youstepoutuponthebalcony,andlieintheverybosomofthecool,

dewynightasifyoufoldedhergarmentsaboutyou.

Beneathliesthepublicwalkwithtrees,likeafathomless,blackgulf.

Thelampsarestillburningupanddownthelongstreet.

Peoplegobywithgrotesqueshadows,nowforeshortened,

andnowlengtheningawayintothedarknessandvanishing,

whileanewonespringsupbehindthewalker,

andseemstopasshimrevolvinglikethesailofawindmill.

Theirongatesoftheparkshutwithajanglingclang.

Therearefootstepsandloudvoices;—atumult;—adrunkenbrawl;—an

alarmoffire;一thensilenceagain.

Andnowatlengththecityisasleep,andwecanseethenight.

Thebelatedmoonlooksovertheroofs,andfindsnoonetowelcomeher.

Themoonlightisbroken.

Itlieshereandthereinthesquaresandtheopeningofthestreets

一angularlikeblocksofwhitemarble.

Passage13.PeaceandDevelopment:theThemesofOurTimes

Peaceanddevelopmentarethethemesofthetimes.

Peopleacrosstheworldshouldjoinhandsinadvancingtheloftycauseof

peaceanddevelopmentofmankind.

Apeacefulenvironmentisindispensablefornational,

regionalandevenglobaldevelopment.

Withoutpeaceorpoliticalstabilitytherewouldbenoeconomicprogress

tospeakof.

Thishasbeenfullyprovedbyboththepastandthepresent.

Intoday'sworld,theinternationalsituationis,onthewhole,moving

towardsrelaxation.

However,conflictsandevenlocalwarstriggeredbyvariousfactorshave

keptcroppingup,

andtensionstillremainsinsomeareas.

Allthishasimpededtheeconomicdevelopmentofthecountriesand

regionsconcerned,

andhasalsoadverselyaffectedtheworldeconomy.

Allresponsiblestatesmenandgovernmentsmustabidebythepurposesof

t