秋天的黄昏,一人独坐在沙发上抽烟,看烟头白灰之下露出红光,微微透露出暖气,心头的情绪便跟着那蓝烟缭绕而上,一样的轻松,一样的自由。不转眼缭烟变成缕缕的细丝,慢慢不见了,而那霎时,心上的情绪也跟着消沉于大千世界,所以也不讲那时的情绪,而只讲那时的情绪的况味。待要再划一根洋火,再点起那已点过三四次的雪茄,却因白灰已积得太多,点不着,乃轻轻的一弹,烟灰静悄悄的落在铜炉上,其静寂如同我此时用毛笔写在...
一 我回忆儿时,有三件不能忘却的事。 第一件是养蚕。那是我五六岁时、我祖母在日的事。我祖母是一个豪爽而善于享乐的人,良辰佳节不肯轻轻放过。养蚕也每年大规模地举行。其实,我长大后才晓得,祖母的养蚕并非专为图利,时贵的年头常要蚀本,然而她喜欢这暮春的点缀,故每年大规模地举行。我所喜欢的,最初是蚕落地铺。那时我们的三开间的厅上、地上统是蚕...
Do something for yourself(做你自己) 立即阅读
As a little boy, there was nothing I liked better than Sunday aftemoons at my grandfather's farm in western Pennsylvania. Surrounded by miles of winding stonewalls, the house and barn provided endless hours of fun for a city kid like me. I was used to parlors neat as a pin that seemed to whisper, "Not to be touched!"
A carpenter's story(木匠的故事) 立即阅读
An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer of his plans to leave the house-building business to live a more leisurel life with his wife and enjoy his extended family. He would miss the paycheck each week ,but he needed to retire. They could get by. The employer was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor.
“是呵,谢谢您,我喜,您也喜,大家同喜!太太,您比在北海养病,我陪着您的时候,气色好多了,脸上也显着丰满!日子过的多么快,一转眼又是一年了。提起我们的冬儿,可是有了主儿了,我们的姑爷在清华园当茶役,这年下就要娶。姑爷岁数也不大,家里也没有什么人。可是您说的‘大喜’,我也不为自己享福,看着她有了归着,心里就踏实了,也不枉我吃了十五年的苦。 “说起来真像故事上的话,您知道那年庆王爷...
Industry significance(勤劳的意义) 立即阅读
The significant inscription found on an old key "If I rest, I rust" would be an excellent motto for those who are afflicted with the slightest taint of idleness. Even the most industrious might adopt it with advantage to serve as a reminder that, if one allows his faculties to rest, like the iron in the unused key, they will soon show signs of rust and, ultimately, cannot do the work required of them.
现在让我们来观察欣赏一位中国学者自述的快乐时刻,十七世纪印象派大批评家金圣叹在《西厢记》的批语中,曾写下他觉得最快乐的时刻,这是他和他的朋友在十日的阴雨连绵中,住在一所庙宇里计算出来的。下面便是他自己认为是人生真快乐的时刻,在这种时刻中,精神是和感官错综地联系着的: 其一:夏七月,赤日停天,亦无风,亦无云;前后庭赫然如洪炉,无一鸟敢来飞。汗出遍身,纵横成渠。置饭于前,不可得吃。...
为了我要看胡适之先生的《敬告日本国民》及室伏高信对他的通信,有一位朋友把最近几期《独立评论》寄送我。我看过了要看的之后,翻阅其他,发见该刊第一七八号中有一篇署名向愚的《东京帝大学生生活》。其中有这样的几段:“上课的时候并不打钟或摇铃,时间到了,大家进课堂等候。先生普通是过了规定的上课时间二十分钟上下才进课堂来的。先生没有进来之前,学生安静的等候着;先生将要来了,脱下雨衣、大氅和帽子,扣好了扣...
这是从一个作品里摘录出关于凤凰的轮廓。 一个好事的人,若从百年前某种较旧一点的地图上寻找,一定可在黔北、川东、湘西一处极偏僻的角隅上,发现了一个名为“镇筸”的小点。那里同别的小点一样,事实上应有一个小小城市,在那城市中,安顿了数千户人口的。不过一切城市的存在,大部分皆在交通、物产、经济的情形下面,成为那个城市荣枯的因缘。这一个地方,却以另外一种意义无所依附而独立存在。试将那个用...