《双城记》(A Tale of Two Cities)是英国作家查尔斯·狄更斯所著的一部以法国大革命为背景所写成的长篇历史小说,情节感人肺腑,是世界文学经典名著之一,故事中将巴黎、伦敦两个大城市连结起来,围绕着曼马内特医生一家和以德法日夫妇为首的圣安东尼区展开故事。本书的主要思想是为了爱而自我牺牲。书名中的“双城”指的是巴黎与伦敦。
"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 everyt"
那是最好的年代,那是最坏的年代…那是希望的春天,那是绝望的冬天…我们直接上天堂,我们直接下地狱…开篇几轮强烈的反比,就隐喻着后面极度对立的阶级矛盾。作者用几个小人物在秩序稀烂的英国、剥削动乱的法国之间的经历,还原了法国大革命的众多历史情节,那个时代造就了赶尽杀绝丧失理智的刻骨的狠,也成全了甘于牺牲矢志不渝的铭心的爱…卡顿代替情敌上断头台,最后那段独白真的很泪目…“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 ”