It seems to me so shocking to see the precious hours of a man’s life—the priceless moments that will never come back to him again—being wasted in mere brutish sleep.
看到他把生命最宝贵的时间——千金不换、一去不返的时间——浪费在猪一般的睡眠里，我感到震惊和痛心疾首！
已婚男人有了老婆不珍惜；年轻的单身汉成天抱怨娶不到老婆。自己都养不活的穷人，得要喂养8个好胃口的孩子；腰缠万贯的老夫妇却膝下无子女，死后连个继承人都没有。Married men have wives, and don’t seem to want them; and young single fellows cry out that they can’t get them. Poor people who can hardly keep themselves have eight hearty children. Rich old couples, with no one to leave their money to, die childless.
有情人的女孩们更是如此。她们根本就不稀罕情人。她们说“没有他们就好了”、“他们太烦了”或者“他们怎么不去追求史密斯小姐或布朗小姐呢？她们相貌平平，年纪也不小了，不正缺人爱么？”而她们自己不需要情人。她们永远不打算结婚。
Then there are girls with lovers. The girls that have lovers never want them. They say they would rather be without them, that they bother... (查看原文)
Jerome K.Jerome(1859-1927) was an English writer known for his genial humor. His best known work is no doubt Three Men in a boat",which was published to overnight success in 1889 when the author was 30.The book has since been translated into every European...
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杰罗姆·K·杰罗姆 作者
Luke
广西师范大学出版社2004版
魏二
上海译文出版社2016版
linxitingyu
外语教学与研究出版社2010版
1 有用 暗落 2016-04-09 21:47:18
这书看得我一愣一愣的，作者真是个有文采的逗比，果然一本正经的扯犊子才是幽默的精髓。有事没事挖苦挖苦自己，调戏调戏朋友，生活就应该多一些戏谑调侃才能过得怡然自得不紧不慢，啊哈。
0 有用 银河发吃指南 2005-11-26 02:06:27
英国式幽默
2 有用 吾人无敌 2006-01-19 17:31:07
幽默的，好看的
1 有用 毁人不倦 2011-07-15 14:45:53
我们时代的人，看不出这只狗的美，我们和它太熟悉了……到了2288年，人们便会围着它赞赏不绝……大女儿在学校绣的“女红”将来也会给人称作“维多利亚时代的挂锦”而成为无价之宝……（淘宝搜索关键词：维多利亚 裙子 包邮哦亲）
0 有用 Chelle 2018-02-11 12:56:49
超好笑，超可爱。