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A Tale of Two Cities Introduction The book’s title :A Tale of Two Cities Genre: fiction Author’s name: Charles Dickens Publication:1859 Charles Dickens He is a British novelist. He is the most popular writer at that time . He is a famous critical realist writer in the 19th century. Once he became an apprentice in leather shoes workshop , when he was 16, he works in the law firm as a writer and then became a newspaper reporters . He only had a few years to learn, to be a well-known writer for him is all by assiduous self-study and hard work . Character list and Relevance Sydney Carton Highlights 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；我们拥有一切，我们一无所有;我们全都在直奔天堂，我们全都在直奔相反的方向--简而言之，那时跟现在非常相象，某些最喧嚣的权威坚持要用形容词的最高级来形容它。说它好，是最高级的；说它不好，也是最高级的。 It is a far, far better thing that I do than I have ever done; 　　 It is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known. 这是我一生中最乐意做的事 这里是我最好的安息之所 　 A heart well worth winning, and well won. A heart that, once won, goes through fire and water for the winner, and never changes, and is never daunted. 值得去赢得和被赢得是这样一颗心：这颗心一旦赢得，可上刀山，可下火海，永远不变，无所畏惧。 Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts. 要有一颗永不变硬的心，一付永不厌倦的脾气，以及一种永不受损的风格。 To conceal anything from those to whom I am attached, is not in my nature. I can never close my lips where I have opened my heart. 对所爱的人隐瞒任何事情，都不是我的本性。既然我的心房都已经打开，嘴巴就不能关上。 There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast. 世界有阴影，但亮光在对比下显得更强。 There are strings in the human heart that had better not be vibrated. 人内心有心弦，但最好不要颤动。 * * * * * * * * * * By Charles Dickens The summary of A Tale of Two Cities A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a historical novel by Charles Dickens. The plot centres on the years leading up to the French Revolution and culminates in the Jacobin Reign of Terror. It tells the story of two men, Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton, who look similar b