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ATaleofTwoCities(1859)isanovelbyCharlesDickens,setinLondonandParisbeforeandduringtheFrenchRevolution.Withwellover200millioncopiessold,itranksamongthemostfamousworksinthehistoryoffictionalliterature.Briefintroduction18yearsbeforein1757,becauseofknowingaterriblesecret,Dr.ManettewaspickedupandsenttotheBastille---oneofthemostterribleprisonsintheworld,bythenobleMarquisSt.Evremonde.18yearsafterin1775,Hisonlydaughter,LucieManette,fellinlovewithCharlesDarnay,thenephewoftheMarquisSt.Evremonde,whichabandonedthenobledegreetolivebyhimself.Thisstoryisaboutthewar,thehostilityandthelove.Nowlet'sseethepartsonebyone.thewarthehostilitythelove•TheFrenchRevolution(French:Révolutionfrançaise;1789–1799),wasaperiodofradicalsocialandpoliticalupheavalinFrancethathadamajorimpactonFranceandindeedallofEurope.theFrenchRevolution(法国大革命)thehostility(复仇)•Dr.Manette•HedamnedtheMarquisSt.Evremonde.ButwhenhewasoutoftheBastilleafter18years,hefoundthathisdoughterfellinlovewiththepersonalenemy'snephew.Hestoppeddamningandtriedtoforgivehim.“Letthepastbepast.”ThoughtDr.Marnette,andwaspreparingtohaveahappynewlifewithhisdaughterandherhusband.ButtherevolutionofFrancebroke,andbecauseofhisfamily,CharlesDarnaywasdenounced---denouncedbyaletterwhichwaswrotebyDr.Marnettehimself18yearsago!Whatacruelstrike!Isn’tit?Thoughhewasinnocent,Charleswouldhavebeensenttotheguillotine.•MadameDefarge•ShewasthesisterofthegirlwhowaskilledbytheMarquisSt.Evremonde.Whentherevolutionbrokedown,shetriedherbesttochargetheMarquisSt.Evremonde'sfamily.Shewasabravelady,eventhoughshemadesomemistakes.thelove(爱情)•LucieandDarnayCharlesDarnaywasanhonestandhandsomeman.HehelpedLucieandDr.ManettewentbacktoLondon.Inthattime,thetowyoungsfellinlovesoon.It'saprettylovestory.•SydneyCartonHewasatalantlawyer.InordertohelpLucieandDarnay,hewaskilldebytherevolutionaryinsteadofDarnay.HelovedLucie,too.Theloveiscleanandhonest.HeisanothermanthatImightrefertotellyou.HeisthelawyerofEngland,thegoodfriendofManette’sfamilies,whotookafterCharlesverymuch.Itwashe,finallybekilledinsteadbyhisownmind.Why?Asyoumayask,Iwanttoaskthesamequestion.Thatisbecause---Iguess---love.Andofcourse,theHOPE.WhenSydneywaskilledasCharles,therewasmuchhopeonhisface.Whatwashethinkingaboutashewenttodeath?Ifwecouldhavelistenedtohisthoughts,wemighthaveheardbeautifulthings:“It’sthetime.MayGodforgiveme.ButIseethedeathofallwhohate.IseeanewFrance,growingfromoutoftheold.IseeabeautifulParisfilledwithhappypeople.AndIseetheliveswhichIhavesaved.TheyarehappyinEngland.Thereisaboy-childinlucre’sarms.AndheisnamedSydney.Hewillgrowoldandbringlovetomyname.Itisafar,farbetterthingthatIdothanIhaveeverdone.Itisafar,farbetterrestthatIgotothanIhaveeverknown.Itwasthebestoftimes,itwastheworstoftimes,itwastheageofwisdom,itwastheageoffoolishness,itwastheepochofbelief,itwastheepochofincredulity,itwastheseasonofLight,itwastheseasonofDarkness,itwasthespringofhope,itwasthewinterofdespair,wehadeverythingbeforeus,wehadnothingbeforeus,wewereallgoingdirecttoHeaven,wewereallgoingdirecttheotherway--inshort,theperiodwassofarlikethepresentperiod,thatsomeofitsnoisiestauthoritiesinsistedonitsbeingreceived,forgoodorforevil,inthesuperlativedegreeofcomparisononly.那是最美好的时代，那是最糟糕的时代；那是智慧的年头，那是愚昧的年头；那是信仰的时期，那是怀疑的时期；那是光明的季节，那是黑暗的季节；那是希望的春天，那是失望的冬天；我们拥有一切，我们一无所有;我们全都在直奔天堂，我们全都在直奔相反的方向--简而言之，那时跟现在非常相象，某些最喧嚣的权威坚持要用形容词的最高级来形容它。说它好，是最高级的；说它不好，也是最高级的。