名著之所以是名著,是因为它无论经历怎样的风霜打磨依然散发思想的艺术的魅力。
《双城记》
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.
那是最美好的时代,那是最糟糕的时代;那是智慧的年头,那是愚昧的年头;那是信仰的时期,那是怀疑的时期;那是光明的季节,那是黑暗的季节;那是希望的春天,那是失望的冬天。——查尔斯·狄更斯
《墨菲》
The sunshine, having no alternative, on the nothing new.
太阳照常升起,一切都没有改变。 ——塞缪尔·贝克特
《了不起的盖茨比》
In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since. “Whenever you feel like criticizing any more” he told me, “just remember that all the people in the world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.”
我年纪还轻、阅历不深的时候,我父亲教导过我一句话,我至今信念不忘,“每逢你想要批评任何人的时候",他对我说,”你就记住,这个世界上所有的人,并不是个个都有过你拥有的那些优越的条件的。" ——弗·司各特·菲茨杰拉德
《安娜·卡列尼娜》
All happy families are happy alike, all unhappy families are unhappy in their own way.
幸福的家庭总是相似的,而不幸的家庭则各有各的不幸。——列夫·托尔斯泰
《傲慢与偏见》
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possessing of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.
凡是有钱的单身汉,总想娶位太太,这已经成了一条举世公认的真理。——简·奥斯丁