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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