這是最好的時代,這是最壞的時代
這是智慧的時代,這是愚蠢的時代
這是信仰的時期,那是懷疑的時期
這是光明的季節,這是黑暗的季節
這是希望的春天,這是絕望的冬天
我們擁有一切 .,我們一無所有。
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.
《雙城記》
我更喜歡這句:
「大家在穿著漂亮而高貴的衣服時,就有善良的精神和情緒。但是,這是不值得信任的事。」