双城记《the tale of two cities》 经典两段（双城记《两城市》经典两段故事）.docVIP

双城记《the tale of two cities》 经典两段（双城记《两城市》经典两段故事） The first chapter of the times (The period): 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. it is the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it is 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 were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way -- in short, then as now are very alike, some of the most the noisy authorities insisted on superlatives to describe it. Say it is good, is the highest; say it is not good, is also the highest. Another: Sydenys last monologue: (personally, I think the most classic) They, said, of, him, about, the, that, night, that, it, was, the, peacefullest, mans, face, ever, beheld, there.,, Many, added,, that, he, city, looked, sublime, and, prophetic. One of the most remarkable sufferers by the same axe--a woman--Had asked at the foot of the same scaffold, not long before, to be allowed to write down the thoughts that were inspiring her. If he had given an utterance to his and they, were prophetic, they would have been these: `I see Barsad, and Cly, Defarge, The Vengeance, the Juryman, the Judge, long ranks of the new oppressors who have risen on the destruction of the old, perishing by this retributive instrument, before it shall