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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,
那是最美好的时代，那是最糟糕的时代；
it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness,
那是智慧的年头，那是愚昧的年头；
it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity,
那是信仰的时期，那是怀疑的时期；
it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness,
那是光明的季节，那是黑暗的季节；
it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair,
那是希望的春天，那是失望的冬天；
we had everything before us, we had nothing before us,
我们面前无所不有，我们面前一无所有；
we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way--
我们全都在直奔天堂，我们全都在直奔地狱--
in short, the period was so far like the present period,
简而言之，那时跟现在非常相象，
that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received,
某些最喧嚣的权威坚持要用最高级来形容它。
for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.
说它好，是最高级的；说它不好，也是最高级的。
There were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a plain face, on the throne of England;
英格兰宝座上有一个大下巴的国王和一个面貌平庸的王后；
there were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a fair face, on the throne of France.
法兰西宝座上有一个大下巴的国王和一个面貌姣好的王后。
In both countries it was clearer than crystal to the lords of the State preserves of loaves and fishes, that things in general were settled for ever.
对两国支配着国家全部财富的老爷来说，国家大局足以万岁千秋乃是比水晶还清楚的事。
注： 《双城记》是英国作家查尔斯·狄更斯所著的一部长篇历史小说，以法国大革命为背景，将巴黎、伦敦两个大城市连结起来，是为“双城”。
单词详解
wisdom [ˈwɪzdəm]
n. 智慧
例：I tend to doubt the wisdom of separating a child from its family whatever the circumstances.
不管出于什么情况，将一个孩子与家人分开，我都会怀疑这样做是否明智。
epoch [ˈepək]
n. 时代；纪元；时期
例：The president said that his country was moving into a new epoch, which would be one of lasting peace.
总统称他的国家正在步入一个长治久安的新时期。
despair [dɪˈsper]
n. 失望
例：To her teacher's despair, Nicole never does the work that she's told to do.
让老师感到失望的是，妮可从不做被告知要做的工作。
plain [pleɪn]
adj. 相貌平平的；不好看的
例：If she'd been a plain Jane, she wouldn't have had all the attention.
如果她是普通的珍妮，她就不会得到所有的关注。
superlative [suːˈpɜːrlətɪv]
adj. 最高级的；最好的；最优秀的
例：It also makes one wonder how many superlative pieces of literature might be lurking out there, forgotten.
这也让人怀疑有多少最高级的文学作品可能潜藏在那里，被世人所遗忘。
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