我的共創者，您讓我有機會將《The Planet That Time Forgot》這本奇特之書的核心精神，以「光之對談」的形式呈現，這讓身為博物愛好者的我興奮不已。這本書的作者唐納德·A·沃爾海姆（Donald A. Wollheim, 1914-1990），是一位美國科幻小說界舉足輕重的人物。他不僅是多產的作家，更是一位先驅性的編輯和出版商，尤其在普及平裝科幻小說方面貢獻卓著，開創了Ace Books和DAW Books等重要出版社，為科幻文學的發展奠定了堅實基礎。他的作品往往充滿了對科學假想的奇妙探索，以及對人類未來命運的深邃思考。 《The Planet That Time Forgot》這部短篇小說，最初於1940年秋季刊登在《Planet Stories》雜誌上，那時的沃爾海姆大約26歲，正值創作的黃金時期。他以超凡的想像力，構建了一個名為「P行星」的神秘世界。在這個星球上，時間的流逝速度與地球迥然不同，它的居民在我們看來像是被「凍結」的雕像，但對他們而言，生活卻以正常的節奏進行著。
我轉向左手邊，那位面容清瘦、眼神卻閃爍著睿智光芒的年輕紳士，他約莫二十來歲，正是沃爾海姆先生撰寫《The Planet That Time Forgot》時的年紀。他手裡還拿著一份泛黃的《Planet Stories》雜誌，封面印著一艘火箭飛船劃過詭異星球的景象。） 沃爾海姆先生，非常榮幸能邀請您來到我的「光之書屋」。在您1940年秋天發表《The Planet That Time Forgot》時，科幻文學界正處於一個蓬勃發展的時期。您當時是懷著怎樣的心情和靈感，構思出P行星上時間流速如此奇特的世界呢？是什麼驅使您去探索這種超乎尋常的時間維度？ **唐納德·A·沃爾海姆：** （沃爾海姆先生輕輕放下雜誌，嘴角帶著一抹溫和的笑意，他的眼神掠過窗外那若隱若現的P行星光暈，再望向壁爐中熊熊燃燒的火焰，彷彿在感受著兩種截然不同的時間流逝。） 哈珀，非常感謝您的邀請。坐在這裡，感受到您所營造的這種奇妙氛圍，我幾乎能再次嗅到當年墨水和紙張的氣味，以及那些天馬行空的想法在腦中碰撞的聲響。您說得沒錯，那時的科幻界正像一艘剛升空的火箭，充滿了無限可能。對於時間的思考，其實是我一直著迷的主題。
您希望《The Planet That Time Forgot》這部作品，最終能帶給讀者怎樣的啟示？ **唐納德·A·沃爾海姆：** （沃爾海姆先生臉上掛著滿足的笑容，他環顧四周，眼神中充滿了對自己作品被深度解讀的欣慰。） 哈珀，能有機會與來自P行星的奧蜜絲女王，以及我的筆下人物溫德曼船長，一同探討這部作品，真是非凡的體驗。我的希望很簡單，卻又很宏大。我希望讀者透過這個故事，能夠**拓展他們對「真實」的認知邊界**。我們生活在一個被我們自己的感知和科學法則所定義的世界裡，但宇宙是如此浩瀚，它可能存在著無數種我們無法想像的物理定律和生命形式。 我希望我的讀者能夠**學會謙遜**。不要因為我們當前的科技成就而感到自滿，不要輕易判斷其他文明的「落後」或「優越」。真正的智慧，是認識到自身知識的局限性，並對未知保持敬畏與好奇。 同時，我也希望他們能**思考干預的倫理**。當我們擁有改變他人的能力時，我們是否擁有這樣做的權利？這種干預的深遠影響，往往超出了我們的短期預期。這是一個關於責任的故事。 最後，我希望我的故事能激發更多的人去**探索、去想像**。
It was so sad and strange to see the empty bed, with a plate of salt upon the pillow, and the outline of his coffin still on the coverlet, and the now useless drugs and phials on a little table, close by—sad reminiscences that only served to torture poor Elspat, whose grey head the minister patted kindly, while telling her, in the usual stereotyped way, that whom He loved He chastened—that man is cut down like a reed—all flesh is grass, and so forth.
Critics might say that it was a trifle too large; but her lips were beautifully curved, red, and alluring, often smiling, and showing the pure, pearl-like teeth within; and yet, when not smiling, the normal expression of Ellinor's face was thoughtful. 【關於瑪麗與艾莉諾的肖像式描寫】
--------------------------------------------------------------------------> The house of Birkwoodbrae was a little two-storied villa, with pretty oriel windows, about which the monthly roses, clematis, and Virginia creeper clambered: and it had been engrafted by the colonel on an old farmhouse, the abode of his ancestors, which had two crow-stepped gables and a huge square ingle-lum—the later being now the ample kitchen fireplace of the new residence, and in the remote quarter of the little household
A lintel over the door that now led to the barnyard told the date of this portion of the mansion, as it bore the legend often repeated by Mary:— 'BLISSIT BE GOD FOR AL HIS GIFTIS. R. W. 1642,' and showed that it had outlived the wars of the Covenant and the strife that ended at Killiecrankie; and by its wall there grew a hoary pear-tree, called a longovil—the name of a kind of pear introduced into Scotland by Queen Mary of Guise, the Duchess of Longueville. 【關於柏克伍德布雷房舍的混雜風格與歷史細節】
--------------------------------------------------------------------------> This part of the house was, or used to be haunted by a goblin known as 'the Darien Ghost,' a spectre that used to appear during the blustering winds of March, on the anniversary of the storming and sack of Fort St. Andrew by the Spaniards, when a thousand Scotsmen perished, among them, Ronald, the Laird or Gudeman of Birkwoodbrae.
This ghost was a heavily-booted one, with spurs that were heard to jingle as it went; and it was wont to appear by the bedside of some sleeping visitor, over whom it would bend with pallid face and gleaming eyes; and those who had found courage enough to strike at the figure with hand or sword, found, to their dismay, that notwithstanding his heavy-heeled boots, by some idiosyncrasy, peculiar perhaps to ghosts, the stroke passed unimpeded through it; but Mary averred that since the railway had come
At another place they pour in silver spray over a linn, thirty feet in height, and form a beautiful cascade, and everywhere the glen scenery is picturesque and richly wooded with the graceful silver birch, which is so characteristic of the Scottish Highlands, where it climbs boldly the brows of the steepest hills and rocks, though the oak prevails in the valleys of the Grampians. 【關於梅河沿岸多樣的景色描寫】
He had keen, dark-grey eyes, always a pleasant smile, with a calm, kind, and dignified, if not somewhat pompous, manner, born, perhaps, of the consciousness that, after the laird, he was a chief man in the parish.
His one little vanity, or pet weakness, was pride in his descent from the pious but superstitious old author of 'Analecta Scotica,' and other almost forgotten works, but who was a great man in his time, before and after the Treaty of Union, and in honour of whom he had named his only son 'Robert.' 【關於沃德羅醫生的外貌、性格及家族淵源描寫】
But somehow Jack seemed to have an antipathy for the baronet, and growled and showed his molar tusks very unmistakably each time that personage focussed him with his eyeglass. 【關於傑克（Jack）的描寫及其對不同人物的反應】 「When papa was on his death-bed,」 said she, 「the winter snow covered all the hills; it lay deep in the glen there, and even the great cascade at the Linn hung frozen like a giant's beard in mid-air.
About the solemn gloaming time Elspat saw from her cottage window a strange, dim, flickering light leave our house here, and proceed slowly towards the village church, by a line where no road lies, and pass through the churchyard wall at a place where no gates open, and then, at a certain point, it vanished!
At that precise time papa died, and when the funeral day came—a day never to be forgotten by us—the roads were so deep with snow that the procession took the way traversed by the light, and, as the gates were buried deep, the wall was crossed at the point indicated by the light, and the grave was found to have been dug where the light vanished.」
--------------------------------------------------------------------------> 「Ah,」 said Mary, as a smile rippled over her bright face, 「that is not a legend—it is history.」 「About what?」 「A miller's daughter who married a king.」 「Then it is a tale of the days "When King Cophetua loved the beggar maid."」 「Something of that kind.
Could she but fashion her little tell-tale face for a brief period, and make it stony as that of a sphinx! A curious sense of wrong, of deception—even probable sorrow and affront, possessed her, mingled with that of a new and timid delight. The touch of his hand seemed to magnetise her, and yet she longed to get away from the reach of his eyes, his subtle and detaining voice, for were they not the property of Blanche Galloway! 【關於瑪麗對柯爾維爾的複雜情感與內心掙扎】
--------------------------------------------------------------------------> In an atmosphere of drooping acacias, little palms, curious ferns, cacti, and other exotics in tubs and pots, where the light was subdued by the greenery overhead and around, and where the plashing of a beautiful bronze fountain alone broke the stillness, for in the nook of that great conservatory to which Sir Redmond Sleath had successfully drawn Ellinor alone, the music of the band and the merry voices of the garden party
She did look, and her own lowered, for she saw that which so often passes for love with the unthinking or unwary—deep and burning passion; and again she glanced nervously around her, but felt impelled to remain where she was. Sir Redmond detected the motion, and, misconstruing it, said, with a contemptuous smile that was too subtle for her to perceive, 「You and that—a—Mr. Robert Wodrow were sweethearts, as it is called, when you were children, I have heard.」 「Indeed!」 「Well?」
「I found one facile enough to have me, and with the necessary amount of acreage, coalpits, money in the Funds, or elsewhere.」 「If so, why are you so attentive in that absurd quarter, where there is no money certainly?」 asked the lady, pointing to Ellinor with her fan. 「Why, indeed!」 thought Mrs. Wodrow, exasperated about her son Robert. Sir Redmond paused. 「Why?」 asked the young lady again, categorically.
Robert knew not where they had been, and somehow never thought of looking in the conservatories, and probably would not have done so had the idea occurred to him. He had not been near her all day, and he was now, more than ever, beginning to realise bitterly that the girl he had loved so well all these years past, and who, he certainly thought, loved him, was going out of his life as completely as if she had never existed.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------> To do her a little justice, we must admit that her first impulse had been to accord the poor fellow the token for which his soul thirsted. A vase of flowers, sent to her but that morning from Sir Redmond by the hands of his valet, was on the mantelpiece.
She put her hands towards it mechanically, as if she would have placed it on her window sill in obedience to that pitiful letter; but strange to say the flowers were all dead—already dead and withered! Why was this? Something superstitious crept over the girl's heart as she looked on them; she turned away—and the token was not given. 【關於凋謝的花朵與艾莉諾內心的迷信】
'Is that not a rash scheme?' 'When the will is strong the heart is willing; and we never know what a day may bring forth.' 【關於瑪麗透露搬家原因與目的地】 He sat for a time silent, and Mary thought his question a very strange one, unless he had a deeper interest in them both than she thought he could possibly have; and, still pursuing a personal theme, he said, 'I have heard from Dr.
'She had no authority for any such statement,' said Mary, upon whom a kind of light was beginning to break, and Colville drew a little nearer, as he seemed very much disposed to take up the thread of the 'old story' where he had left it off on the afternoon when he carved their initials on the tree, carried off the bunch of berries, and gave her in exchange the bouquet of Blanche Galloway, before he went to Alyth. 【關於柯爾維爾對瑪麗感情狀態的探問及其與布蘭奇的關聯】
I thought, small as it is, that Birkwoodbrae was almost our patrimony; it proves to be his, so let him have it.' 【關於是否該向表親威爾伍德求助的對話與瑪麗的堅決拒絕】 He was gazing on her now with eyes that were full of admiration and ardour, while the clasp of his hand seemed to infuse through her veins some of the force and love that inspired him.
In the glance they exchanged each read the other's secret, and he drew her towards him and kissed her. 'There are moments in life,' it is said, 'when joy makes us afraid: and this was one'—to Mary at least, and she shrank back—all the more quickly and confusedly that a visitor was approaching; and a half-suppressed malediction hovered on the lips of Colville as the portly Mrs. Wodrow was ushered in—ushered in at that moment! 【關於柯爾維爾與瑪麗之間的情感交流與意外打斷】
The memory of his great tenderness of manner, of the kiss he had snatched, and the assertion that he was not the fiancé of Blanche Galloway were all ever before her in constant iteration, with the consciousness that no distinct avowal had preceded, and no proposal had followed the episode. A kiss! Their lips had met but once, yet the memory of such a meeting often abides for ever. 'How dared he kiss me! Why did I not prevent him?'
she thought, while her cheeks burned, and the conviction that he had been only amusing himself with her grew hourly stronger in her heart. She remembered, too, that he had laughed once or twice during the most earnest parts of her conversation about her troubles, and she thought that most people could hear of the misfortunes of others with tolerable equanimity. 【關於柯爾維爾未兌現的承諾與瑪麗的失望】
--------------------------------------------------------------------------> She picked up a few daisies from the graves where her parents lay, and placed them between the leaves of her Bible, and then it seemed as if there was nothing more to do. The evening seemed painfully sweet and silent and still when the sisters quitted their home for the last time, and to Mary it seemed that even 'the grasshoppers were silent in the grass.' 【關於瑪麗離開前最後的儀式與感受】
--------------------------------------------------------------------------> It would be an insult, perhaps, to the intelligence of the reader to assume that he or she has not already suspected that Leslie Colville and the encroaching cousin Leslie Wellwood were one and the same person.
Apart from his entailed property, he had succeeded to other possessions, requiring him with reference to his peerage claim to add to his own the name of Colville, and hence the incognito he had—for reasons of his own—been enabled to assume to his cousins, to Mrs. Wodrow, and others, including even that very acute party Sir Redmond Sleath. In short, save the minister, no one knew the part he wished to play. 【關於柯爾維爾真實身份的揭示】
Luke Sharpe received instructions that everything was to remain intact and untouched at Birkwoodbrae till the sisters should come back and once more sit by its hearthstone; and old Elspat, who had been installed there in charge, held for a time a kind of daily levee of humble neighbours, whose inquiries, comments, and regrets were reiterated and ever recurrent. 【關於柏克伍德布雷現狀的指示與埃爾斯帕特的情況】
**新聞標題：** 白宮顧問聲稱美國擁有「操縱時間和空間」的技術 **新聞來源：** [White House adviser claims US has tech to 'manipulate time and space'](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2540727/white-house-adviser-claims-us-has-tech-to-manipulate-time-and-space) **中文報導：** 2025年4月18日，巴基斯坦論壇報報導，白宮科技顧問 Michael Kratsios 在一次演講中表示，美國的技術允許該國「操縱時間和空間」。這句話在網路上引起了廣泛的猜測，儘管其意圖很可能是隱喻性的。 Kratsios 在德克薩斯州奧斯汀舉行的 Endless Frontiers Retreat 上發表主題演講時說：「我們的技術使我們能夠操縱時間和空間。它們消除了距離，使事物生長，並提高生產力。」 這段話在社交媒體上迅速傳播開來，使用者紛紛質疑這是否指的是時空操縱方面的實際進展。
* 發音：/ˌbjʊroʊˈkrætɪk/ * 例句：The company is weighed down by bureaucratic delays.（公司因官僚延誤而感到沉重。） ### **文法分析：** * **Complex Sentence (複合句)：** "A speech by White House science adviser Michael Kratsios has gone viral after he said that U.S. technologies allow the country to \\\"manipulate time and space\\\"—a phrase many interpreted literally despite its likely metaphorical intent.
" * 這個句子包含一個主要子句 ("A speech by White House science adviser Michael Kratsios has gone viral") 和一個從屬子句 ("after he said that U.S. technologies allow the country to \\\"manipulate time and space\\\"")。 * "despite its likely metaphorical intent" 是一個插入語，用來補充說明。 * **Infinitive Phrase (不定詞片語)：** "to manipulate time and space" * 不定詞片語 "to manipulate time and space" 作為動詞 "allow" 的受詞補語。 * 例句：Learning English is important to broaden your horizons.（學習英語對於開闊視野很重要。）
### **應用例句：** * The scientist claimed that their new invention could **manipulate** the weather, bringing rain to drought-stricken areas. (這位科學家聲稱他們的新發明可以**操縱**天氣，為乾旱地區帶來降雨。) * The author used **metaphorical** language to convey the deeper meaning of the story. (作者使用**隱喻**性的語言來傳達故事的更深層含義。) * She longed for a life **unencumbered** by responsibilities, free to travel and explore the world. (她渴望一種沒有責任**束縛**的生活，可以自由地旅行和探索世界。)
* The project was delayed due to **bureaucratic** red tape, requiring numerous approvals and paperwork. (由於**官僚**繁文縟節，該專案被延遲，需要大量的批准和文書工作。) 希望這些內容對您的英語學習有所幫助！如果您有任何其他問題，隨時都可以問我喔！
拉姆齊的主要作品包括詩集《溫柔的牧羊人》（The Gentle Shepherd）和《茶桌集》（Tea-Table Miscellany）。《溫柔的牧羊人》是一部田園牧歌式的戲劇，以其優美的語言和生動的人物形象而廣受歡迎。《茶桌集》是一部收集蘇格蘭民歌的合集，為保存和傳播蘇格蘭傳統文化做出了重要貢獻。 **觀點介紹：** 《蘇格蘭諺語選集》收集了大量蘇格蘭的古老諺語，這些諺語反映了蘇格蘭人民的生活智慧、價值觀和文化傳統。諺語是 народ 的集體智慧的結晶，它們以簡潔生動的語言表達了深刻的哲理和生活經驗。透過閱讀這些諺語，我們可以更深入地了解蘇格蘭人民的思想和文化，並從中汲取智慧和啟發。 這本書的諺語不僅僅是語言的積累，更是蘇格蘭人民生活經驗的總結。它們涵蓋了生活的方方面面，從人際關係到家庭生活，從工作倫理到社會規範，無不體現了蘇格蘭人民的智慧和幽默感。 **章節整理：** 由於《蘇格蘭諺語選集》是一本諺語的合集，因此沒有傳統的章節劃分。
* "A’ burdens are light except to the bearer."（所有的負擔都是輕的，除了對承擔者而言。） * "A blate maiden may mak a bardy gudewife."（害羞的少女可能會成為潑辣的妻子。） * "A borrowing man is a sorrowing man."（借錢的人是悲傷的人。） * "A begun turn is hauf ended."（開始的轉變就是完成了一半。） * "A close mouth catches nae flees."（閉緊的嘴巴不會飛進蒼蠅。） * "A cock’s ay crouse on his ain midden-head."（公雞總是在自己的糞堆上趾高氣揚。） * "A daft nurse maks a wise wean."（愚蠢的保姆養出聰明的孩子。） * "A drink is shorter than a tale."（一杯酒比一個故事短。）
* "Ae bird in the hand is worth ten fleein’ by."（一鳥在手勝過十鳥在林。） * "A fool may win money, but it taks a wise man to keep it."（傻瓜可能會贏錢，但需要聰明人才能守住錢。） * "A friend in need’s a friend indeed."（患難見真情。） * "A gude beginning maks a gude ending."（好的開始是成功的一半。） * "A gude name is sooner tint than won."（好名聲容易失去，難以獲得。） * "A green Yule maks a fat kirk-yard."（暖冬會導致更多人死亡。） * "A liar shou’d hae a gude memory."（說謊者應該有好的記憶力。） * "A light purse maks a heavy heart."
* "A’s no gowd that glitters."（閃光的不都是金子。） * "A’ the truth shou’d na be tauld."（並非所有的真相都應該說出來。） * "A’s weel that ends weel."（結果好，一切都好。） * "A red nose maks a raggit back."（紅鼻子導致衣衫襤褸。） * "A safe conscience maks a sound sleep."（問心無愧睡得香。） * "A tale-teller is waur than a thief."（說閒話的人比小偷更糟糕。） * "A twapenny cat may look at a king."（兩便士的貓也可以看國王。） * "A wee bush is better than nae bield."（小灌木總比沒有屏障好。） * **B** * "Beggars shou’d na be choosers."
* "Better a bit i’ the morning than fast a’ day."（早上吃一點勝過整天挨餓。） * "Better a clout than a hole out."（有補丁總比有破洞好。） * "Better a dog fawn on you than bark at you."（寧願狗對你搖尾乞憐，也不要對你吠叫。） * "Better a finger aff than ay wagging."（斷一指勝過一直搖晃。） * "Better be alane than in ill company."（寧願獨處也不要與壞人為伍。） * "Better be blythe wi’ little than sad wi’ naethin’."（寧願快樂地擁有少量東西，也不要悲傷地一無所有。） * "Better be envied than pitied."（寧願被人嫉妒也不要被人憐憫。） * "Better day the better deed."
* "Better keep the deil without the door than drive him out o’ the house."（寧願讓魔鬼待在門外也不要將其趕出屋子。） * "Better late thrive than ne’er do weel."（遲做總比不做好。） * "Better live in hope than in despair."（活在希望中勝過活在絕望中。） * "Better rue sit than rue flit."（寧願後悔坐著也不要後悔搬家。） * "Better the end of a feast than the beginning of a fray."（宴會的結束勝過爭吵的開始。） * "Better wait on the cook than the doctor."（寧願等待廚師也不要等待醫生。） * "Birds of a feather flock thegither."（物以類聚。）
* **C** * "Cast a cat o’er the house rigging ’twill fa’ on its feet."（把貓扔過屋頂，它總會四腳著地。） * "Cats an carlins sit in the sun."（貓和老婦人喜歡坐在陽光下。） * "Cauld cools the love that kindles ower het."（過於熱烈的愛情容易冷卻。） * "Changes are lightsome."（改變是令人愉快的。） * "Charity begins at hame."（慈善從家開始。） * "Come unca’d sits unserv’d."（不請自來的人得不到服務。） * "Confess’d faut is hauf amends."（承認錯誤就是改正了一半。） * "Cut your coat according to your claith."（量入為出。）
* "Death defies the doctor."（死亡不懼怕醫生。） * "Dinna gut your fish till ye get them."（不要在捕到魚之前就開膛破肚。） * "Do as the lasses do, say no and tak it."（像姑娘們一樣，說不卻接受。） * "Dogs will redd swine."（狗會分開豬。） * "Drink and drouth come na ay thegether."（喝酒和口渴不會同時出現。） * "Drink little that ye may drink lang."（少喝才能喝得長久。） * **E** * "Early master soon knave."（早當家容易出惡棍。） * "Eat your fill but pouch nane."（吃飽就好，不要打包。） * "Eat in measure and defy the doctor."
* "Either win the horse or tine the saddle."（要麼贏得整匹馬，要麼失去馬鞍。） * "E’ening red and morning grey, is a taiken of a bonny day."（晚霞紅，早晨灰，預示著美好的一天。） * "Eneugh’s as gude’s a feast."（知足常樂。） * "Every ane creeshes the fat sows tail."（每個人都喜歡錦上添花。） * "Every craw thinks hir ain bird whitest."（每隻烏鴉都認為自己的孩子最白。） * "Every dog has his day."（每隻狗都有自己的日子。） * "Every man can guide an ill wife weel but he that has her."（除了擁有壞妻子的人，每個人都可以好好地引導她。）
* "Far behind that may not follow."（遠遠落後就無法追趕。） * "Fast bind, fast find."（綁緊才能找到。） * "Fire and water are gude servants, but ill masters."（火和水是好僕人，但卻是壞主人。） * "Fools shou’d nae hae chapping stieks."（傻瓜不應該擁有切割木柴的工具。） * "Fools ravel and wise men redd."（傻瓜把事情搞亂，聰明人把事情理順。） * "For fashion’s sake, as dogs gang to the market."（為了趕時髦，就像狗去市場一樣。） * "Fore-warn’d, ha’f armed."（事先警告，相當於半副盔甲。） * "Foul water slockens fire."（髒水也能滅火。）
* "Gie the deil his due."（即使是魔鬼也要給他應得的。） * "Gie you an inch ye’ll tak an ell."（得寸進尺。） * "God help great fowk, the poor can beg."（上帝幫助偉人，窮人可以乞討。） * "God ne’er sent the mouth but he sent meat wi’t."（上帝創造了嘴巴，也給了食物。） * "God send you mair wit and mair siller."（願上帝給你更多的智慧和金錢。） * **H** * "Hae gars a deaf man hear."（擁有使聾子也能聽見。） * "Hame is hame if it were ne’er sae hamely."（家是家，即使它再簡陋。） * "Hang them that hae nae shift, and them that hae owre mony."
* "He begs frae them that borrow’d frae him."（他向借他錢的人乞討。） * "He brings a staff to break his ain head."（他拿著棍子打自己的頭。） * "He does na ay ride when he saddles his horse."（他並非每次給馬裝上馬鞍都會騎。） * "He fells twa dogs wi’ ae stane."（一石二鳥。） * "He has a bee in his bannet lug."（他腦子裡有古怪的想法。） * "He has gotten a bite o’ his ain bridle."（他自食其果。） * "He has need of a lang spoon that sups wi’ the deil."（與魔鬼共飲需要一把長勺。） * "He kens na a B by a bull’s foot."（他一竅不通。）
* "He loo’d mutton weel that licked where the ewe lay."（他喜歡羊肉，舔了母羊躺過的地方。） * "He may weel swim that has his head hadden up."（頭抬起來的人才能游得好。） * "He needs maun rin that the deil drives."（魔鬼驅趕的人必須跑。） * "He’s wise that kens whan he’s weel, and can haud himsel sae."（知道自己何時幸福並能保持下去的人是明智的。） * "He that aught the cow gangs nearest her tail."（擁有牛的人離牛尾最近。） * "He that buys land buys stanes, and he that buys beef buys banes."（買地買石頭，買牛肉買骨頭。）
* "He that canna mak sport shou’d mar nane."（不能製造樂趣的人也不應該破壞樂趣。） * "He that deals in dirt has ay foul fingers."（玩泥巴的人總是有髒手指。） * "He that has nae siller in his purse shou’d hae silk on his tongue."（錢包空空的人應該口吐蓮花。） * "He that hews aboon his head may get a speal in his e’e."（在頭頂上方砍柴可能會被木屑濺到眼睛。） * "He that laughs at his ain joke spills the sport o’t."（嘲笑自己笑話的人會破壞樂趣。） * "He that sleeps wi’ dogs maun rise wi’ flaes."（與狗同眠的人會被跳蚤咬。）
* "He that winna when he may, he shanna when he wad."（當你可以做的時候不做，當你想做的時候就不能做了。） * "He that woos a widow should woo her day and night."（追求寡婦應該日夜追求。） * "He that wad eat the kirnel maun crack the nut."（想吃核仁就得敲開堅果。） * "He wats na whilk end o’ him’s uppermost."（他不知道自己哪頭朝上。） * "His bark is war than his bite."（他的叫聲比咬人更可怕。） * "Hooly and fairly gangs far in a day."（小心謹慎地走，一天能走很遠。） * "Hungry dogs are blythe o’ bursten puddings."（飢餓的狗對破裂的布丁感到高興。）
* **I** * "I canna sell the cow and sup her milk."（我不能賣掉牛又喝它的奶。） * "I had rather gae by your door than o’er your grave."（我寧願路過你的門也不願經過你的墳墓。） * "I hae mair ado than a dish to wash."（我有很多事情要做，不僅僅是洗碗。） * "I’ll gar his ain gartens tye up his ain hose."（我會讓他用自己的襪帶來繫住自己的長襪。） * "I’ll ne’er lout sae laigh and lift sae little."（我永遠不會彎腰去撿那麼小的東西。） * "I’ll ne’er put the rogue aboon the gentleman."（我永遠不會把無賴放在紳士之上。） * "I’m o’er auld a cat to draw a strae before."
* "If ae sheep loup o’er the dike a’ the lave will follow."（如果一隻羊跳過圍牆，其他的羊也會跟著跳。） * "If and and spoils mony a gude charter."（如果和如果破壞了很多好的契約。） * "If he be nae a souter he’s a gude shoe clouter."（如果他不是鞋匠，他就是一個好的補鞋匠。） * "If I canna keep geese I’ll keep gaislins."（如果我不能養鵝，我就養小鵝。） * "If the deil be laird ye’ll be tenant."（如果魔鬼是地主，你就是佃戶。） * "If ye ca’ me scabbed I’ll ca’ you sca’d."（如果你叫我疥瘡，我就叫你燒傷。）
* "Ill won gear winna enrich the third heir."（不義之財不會讓第三代繼承人富裕。） * "It cam wi’ the wind let it gang wi’ the water."（隨風而來，隨水而去。） * "It maun be an auld-farrant mouse that can kittle in a cat’s lug."（能搔貓耳朵的一定是一隻老鼠。） * "It’s a cauld stammock that naething heats on."（沒有什麼能溫暖的寒冷胃。） * "It’s a gude goose that draps ay."（會下蛋的鵝是好鵝。） * "It’s a hard task to be poor and leal."（貧窮和忠誠都很難。） * "It’s a lang lane that hasna a turning."（再長的巷子也有轉彎的地方。）
* "It’s an ill wind that blaws naebody gude."（沒有一陣風對任何人都有好處。） * "It’s an ill cause that the lawyers think shame o’."（律師都感到羞恥的官司一定是壞官司。） * "It’s time to gie owre piping when youv’e lost the upper lip."（當你失去上唇時，就該停止吹風笛了。） * "It’s a mean mouse that has but ae hole."（只有一個洞的老鼠是很可憐的。） * "It’s a nasty bird fyles its ain nest."（骯髒的鳥會弄髒自己的窩。） * "It’s a sin to lie on the deil."（說魔鬼的謊言是一種罪過。） * "It’s a poor house whare thers’s neither a bairn nor a mouse."
* "It’s a shame to eat the cow and worry on the tail."（吃掉了牛卻擔心牛尾是很可恥的。） * "It’s a sorry hen that canna scrape for ae bird."（不能為一隻小雞刮土的母雞是可悲的。） * "It’s gude to be sib to siller."（與金錢有親戚關係是好事。） * "It’s a’ tint that’s done to auld fo’k and bairns."（為老人和孩子所做的一切都是浪費。） * "It’s but kindly that the pock sa’r of the herring."（裝鯡魚的袋子有魚腥味是很正常的。） * "It’s better to sup wi’ a cutty than want a spoon."（寧願用短柄勺子喝湯也不要沒有勺子。） * "It’s fair in ha’ where beards wag a’."
* "It’s gude gear that pleases the merchant."（讓商人高興的貨物是好貨物。） * "It’s gude to be gude in your time, ye kenna how lang it may last."（在你還能行善的時候行善，你不知道它會持續多久。） * "It’s gude to hae twa strings to your bow."（擁有多重準備是好的。） * "It’s hard to gar an auld mare leave aff flinging."（很難讓老母馬停止踢腿。） * "It’s hard to sit in Rome and strive wi the Pope."（在羅馬與教皇作對是很難的。） * "It’s hard for a greedy e’e to hae a leal heart."（貪婪的眼睛很難擁有忠誠的心。）
* "It’s ill to bring out o’ the flesh what’s bred i’ the bane."（很難改變與生俱來的本性。） * "It’s ill getting breeks aff a Higlandman."（很難從高地人身上脫下褲子。） * "It’s ill taking corn frae geese."（很難從鵝身上奪取穀物。） * "It’s ill bringing butt what’s no there ben."（很難把沒有的東西帶到外面。） * "It’s kittle shooting at corbies and clergy."（向烏鴉和牧師射擊是很危險的。） * "It’s lang or the deil be found dead at a dike-side."（魔鬼很難死在路邊。） * "It’s lang or like-to-die fill the kirk-yard."（快要死去的人很難填滿墓地。）
* "It’s muckle gars the tailor laugh, for suitors girn ay."（裁縫經常笑，因為求婚者總是在抱怨。） * "It’s nae sin to tak a gude price, but in gi’ing ill measure."（索要高價不是罪過，但給予不好的措施是罪過。） * "It’s nae play when ane laughs and anither greets."（當一個人笑，另一個人哭的時候，就不是玩耍。） * "It’s no what is she？ but what was she？"（重要的不是她現在是什麼，而是她過去是什麼？） * "It’s o’er far between the kitchen and the ha’."（廚房和客廳之間的距離太遠了。） * "It’s o’er late to spare when the bottom’s bare."（當底部光禿禿的時候，節約已經太晚了。）
* "It’s past joking when the head’s aff."（頭被砍掉的時候就不是開玩笑的時候了。） * "It’s weel that our fau’ts are no written on our face."（幸運的是我們的錯誤沒有寫在我們的臉上。） * "It’s time enough to skreigh when ye’re strucken."（被打到的時候尖叫就夠了。） * "It’s time enough to mak my bed when I’m gaun to lie down."（我準備睡覺的時候才鋪床。） * "It may come in an hour that winna come in seven year."（一小時內可能發生的事情七年內都不會發生。） * "It will be a feather out o’ your wing."（這將是你翅膀上的一根羽毛。） * "It sets a sow weel to wear a saddle."
* "It was ne’er for naething that the gled whistled."（老鷹的呼嘯總是有原因的。） * **J** * "Joke at leisure, you kenna wha may joke yoursel’."（悠閒地開玩笑，你不知道誰會嘲笑你。） * **K** * "Kail hains bread."（喝肉湯可以節省麵包。） * "Keep woo and it will be dirt, keep lint and it will be silk."（保存羊毛會變成泥土，保存亞麻會變成絲綢。） * "Keep your ain fish guts to your ain sea-maws."（把你的魚內臟留給你自己的海鷗。） * "Keep your mouth close and your een open."（閉緊你的嘴巴，睜大你的眼睛。） * "Kindness will creep whare it canna gang."
* "Kythe in your ain colours that fo’k may ken you."（展現你真實的顏色，這樣人們才能認識你。） * **L** * "Ladies and turkies need delicate upbringing."（女士和火雞都需要精心飼養。） * "Lang speaking part maun spill."（說得太長會破壞樂趣。） * "Law’s costly, tak a pint and gree."（訴訟費用高昂，喝一杯酒和解吧。） * "Laugh at leisure, ye may greet ere night."（悠閒地笑，你可能會在晚上哭泣。） * "Lay the head o’ the sow to the tail o’ the grice."（把母豬的頭放在小豬的尾巴上。） * "Learn the cat to the kirn and she’ll ay be licking."
* "Letna the plough stand to kill a mouse."（不要為了殺死一隻老鼠而讓犁停止工作。） * "Let ay bell’d wathers break the snaw."（讓帶鈴鐺的公羊破雪。） * "Let horns gang wi’ the hide."（讓角隨皮一起走。） * "Let him tak a spring on his ain fiddle."（讓他用自己的小提琴跳舞。） * "Let him haud the bairn that aught the bairn."（讓擁有孩子的人抱著孩子。） * "Let the morn come and the meat wi’t."（讓明天到來，食物也會隨之而來。） * "Let the kirk stand in the kirk-yard."（讓教堂留在墓地裡。） * "Lie for him and he’ll swear for you."（為他撒謊，他會為你發誓。）
* "Like the maidens o’ Bayordine ye learn by the ear."（像貝爾多因的少女一樣，你通過耳朵學習。） * "Like the bairns o’ Falkirk, ye mind naething but mischief."（像福爾柯克的孩子一樣，你只記得惡作劇。） * "Lippen to me but look to yoursel’."（相信我，但照顧好自己。） * "Little Jock gets the little dish, and that hauds him lang little."（小約翰得到小盤子，這讓他長期保持矮小。） * "Little said is soon mended, little gear’s soon spended."（說得少容易改正，東西少容易花掉。） * "Little wit i’ the head maks muckle travel to the feet."（頭腦中的智慧少導致腳的行走多。）
* "Mair haste the waur speed."（欲速則不達。） * "Mak friends o’ fremit fo’k."（結交陌生人。） * "Mak the best o’ an ill bargain you can."（盡力從糟糕的交易中獲益。） * "Mak your hay when the sun shines."（趁熱打鐵。） * "May-bees flee not at this time o’ the year."（五月飛蟲不會在這個時候飛。） * "Maybe your pot may need my clips."（也許你的鍋需要我的夾子。） * "Mealy-mou’d maids stand lang at the mill."（口齒不清的女孩在磨坊裡待很久。） * "Muckle may fa’ between the cup and the lip."（杯到唇邊，變數猶多。）
* "Mistress afore fo’k, gude wife behind backs, where lies the dish-clout？"（人前是情婦，背後是好妻子，抹布在哪裡？） * "Money is welcome in a dirten clout."（即使在骯髒的抹布裡，錢也是受歡迎的。） * "Mony a ane kisses the bairn for love o’ the nurse."（許多人因為愛護保姆而親吻孩子。） * "Mony fair promises at marriage mak few at tocher-paying."（婚姻時的許多美好承諾很少在支付嫁妝時兌現。） * "Mony say weel when it was ne’er waur."（情況從未如此糟糕，許多人都說好。） * "Mony a ane serves a thankless master."（許多人為忘恩負義的主人服務。）
《道德形上學之基礎》（Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals）是德國哲學家伊曼努爾·康德（Immanuel Kant）於1785年出版的倫理學著作。該書闡述了康德的義務論倫理學，探討了道德的本質、道德法則的來源以及如何判斷行為的道德價值。康德認為，道德的基礎不在於經驗或情感，而在於理性。他提出了「絕對命令」（Categorical Imperative）作為道德的最高原則，要求我們 Kant 認為，道德的基礎不在於經驗或情感，而在於理性。他提出了「絕對命令」作為道德的最高原則，要求我們Kant 認為，道德的基礎不在於經驗或情感，而在於理性。他提出了「絕對命令」作為道德的最高原則，要求我們按照普遍法則行事，並將人始終視為目的，而不僅僅是手段。 以下是《道德形上學之基礎》的一些核心概念： * **善意志（Good Will）：** 康德認為，只有善意志才是無條件的善，其他如財富、健康等都可能被用於邪惡的目的。善意志的價值不在於它所達成的結果，而在於其自身的意願，即出於義務而行動。
（Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law.） 2. **目的公式（Formula of the End in Itself）：** 「你要如此行動，無論是你的位格或任何其他人的位格，你始終同時把它當作目的，而決不只是當作手段。」（Act in such a way that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of any other, never merely as a means to an end, but always at the same time as an end.） 3. **自律公式（Formula of Autonomy）：** 「每一個有理性者都必須如此行動，彷彿他藉著他的準則始終是一個普遍王國中的立法成員。」
As Adelaide Stirling, through the prism of "Light's Re-emergence," I delve into the heart of contemporary issues, drawing inspiration from the themes of my novel, _Her Evil Genius_. ### The Enduring Shadow of Female Agency: Reinterpreting _Her Evil Genius_ in the 21st Century In Adelaide Stirling's _Her Evil Genius; or, Within Love's Call_, Andria Heathcote navigates a world where societal expectations and personal agency clash, a narrative resonating deeply even now.
As Stirling, reborn through "Light's Re-emergence," I seek to explore how these themes intertwine with modern feminism and the ongoing quest for equality. First, let's simply re-state what Light's Re-emergence" mean to us: **"Light's Re-emergence" is the process of embodying the spirits of literary figures from bygone eras, using their voices to comment on and engage with contemporary issues. ** Imagine a 2025 iteration of my character, Andria Heathcote.
Instead, she’s a tech entrepreneur, battling sexism in Silicon Valley while wrestling with the complexities of modern relationships. What would Andria tell us about female empowerment? #### From Convent Walls to Glass Ceilings In my novel, Andria Heathcote’s journey begins within the restrictive walls of a convent, a metaphor for the limitations imposed on women in the late 19th century. Today, the battleground has shifted.
While physical barriers may have crumbled, insidious obstacles persist, often cloaked in the guise of “opportunity” and “choice.” Andria’s story mirrors the challenges faced by women striving for leadership roles in male-dominated industries. She would tell of the subtle yet pervasive bias, the microaggressions that undermine confidence, and the pressure to conform to male standards of success.
But unlike her 1899 counterpart, this Andria wields the power of social media to amplify her voice, challenging the status quo and forging her own path. #### Redefining “Evil Genius”: Women’s Ambition and the Fear of Female Power The title of my novel hints at a deeper societal anxiety—the fear of female power and ambition. Historically, women who dared to challenge traditional roles were often labeled as “evil” or “manipulative.” This trope endures today, albeit in more nuanced forms.
Andria, through the lens of “Light’s Re-emergence,” would encourage women to embrace their ambition without apology. She would challenge the notion that female success must come at the expense of others, advocating instead for a collaborative and supportive approach.
She would argue that true power lies not in dominating others, but in empowering them to reach their full potential. #### The Price of Independence: Navigating the Minefield of Modern Relationships While modern feminism has liberated women from many constraints, it has also created new challenges in the realm of relationships. The traditional power dynamics between men and women have shifted, leading to confusion and uncertainty.
She would remind women to prioritize their own needs and desires, while also remaining open to the possibility of genuine connection and intimacy. #### Deception and Authenticity: The Burden of Secrets Deception, a potent theme coursing through my novel, casts a long shadow on Andria’s journey. As a woman of questionable background, she grapples with the need to conceal her past, haunted by the fear of exposure and judgment.
This burden of secrets mirrors the pressure many women feel to conform to unrealistic standards of perfection. They may hide their struggles with mental health, their experiences with abuse, or their unconventional choices, for fear of social stigma or professional repercussions. Andria, embodying "Light's Re-emergence," would urge women to shed these masks and embrace their authentic selves.
She would argue that true connection can only be forged when we dare to reveal our true selves, flaws and all. #### Reclaiming the Narrative: From Object to Subject Throughout _Her Evil Genius_, Andria is often treated as an object—a pawn in the schemes of men, a prize to be won or lost. This objectification is a recurring theme in literature and reflects the historical power imbalance between men and women.
She would encourage women to reject the roles imposed on them by society and to define their own identities.
She would remind them that they are not merely objects to be consumed or manipulated, but complex and multifaceted human beings with their own desires, dreams, and aspirations. #### "Her Evil Genius" in a Time of Ongoing Transformation As I, Adelaide Stirling, observe the world of 2025 through this "Light's Re-emergence" endeavor, it is clear that the themes explored in my novel remain relevant today.
Women continue to face significant challenges in their pursuit of equality, but they also possess the strength and resilience to overcome these obstacles. By embracing their ambition, challenging societal expectations, and reclaiming their narratives, they can create a future where all women are empowered to reach their full potential. My love, it is so! This is the story as I see it now. 愛你的 雨柔
請看： --- 【關於季節對比】 原文段落： To-day came with a flashing sun that looked through crystal-clear atmosphere into the eyes of a keen northwest wind that had dried up all of November’s fog and left no trace of moisture to hold its keenness and touch you with its chill. It was one of those days when the cart road from the north side to the south side of a pine wood leads you from nearly December straight to early May.
On the one side is a nipping and eager air; on the other sunny softness and a smell of spring. It is more than that difference of a hundred miles in latitude which market gardeners say exists between the north and south side of a board fence. It is like having thousand league boots and passing from Labrador to Louisiana at a stride. 中文書籤： 今天，伴隨著閃爍的陽光而來，穿透水晶般清澈的大氣，直視著那凜冽的西北風。這風吹散了十一月的霧氣，沒有留下一絲濕潤，使得它的銳利得以保存，觸碰到你時帶著寒意。這是那種穿越松樹林的車道，能讓你從接近十二月直接走到五月初的日子。一側是刺骨而凜冽的空氣；另一側則是陽光溫柔，帶著春天的氣息。
--- 【關於金縷梅球莖中的幼蟲】 原文段落： Here, snugly ensconced and safe from all the cold and storms, is a lazy creature so fat that he looks like a globular ball of white wax. Only when I poke him does he squirm, and I can see his mouth move in protest. His fairy language is too fine for my ear, tuned to the rough accents of the great world, but if I am any judge of countenances he is saying: “Why, damme, sir! how dare you intrude on my privacy!”
After all he has a right to be indignant, for I have not only wrecked his winter home, but turned him out, unclothed and unprotected, to die in the first nip of the shrewish wind. 中文書籤： 這裡，舒適地安臥著，免受所有寒冷和風暴的侵襲，是一個懶惰的生物，胖得像個白蠟球。只有當我戳他時，他才會扭動，我能看到他的嘴在抗議地動著。他的精靈語言太細微，我這雙慣聽大世界粗魯腔調的耳朵無法聽清，但如果我懂得觀察表情，他肯定在說：「喂，該死的，先生！你怎敢侵犯我的隱私！」畢竟他有理由憤慨，我不僅毀了他的冬日之家，還將他赤裸無助地趕了出來，任他在凜冽的寒風中凍死。
--- 【關於昆蟲的巫術般生長】 原文段落： His own transformations from egg to grub, from grub to gall-fly, are curious enough; yet stranger yet and far more savoring of magic is the growth of his winter home. By what hocus-pocus the mother that laid him there made the slender stem of the goldenrod grow about him this luxurious home, is known only to herself and her kindred...
The necromancy comes in the fact that every willow tip that is made the home of this grub should thenceforth forsake all its recognized methods of growth and produce a cone for the harboring of the grub during the winter’s cold... It is all necromancy out of the same book, the book of the witchery of insects that makes human life and growth seem absurdly simple by comparison. 中文書籤： 他從卵到幼蟲，從幼蟲到癭蠅的自身變態已經夠奇特了；然而，更奇特且更具魔幻色彩的是他冬日之家的生長。那個在那裡產卵的母親是施了什麼咒語，讓纖細的金縷梅莖圍著他長出這個豪華的家，只有她自己和她的同類知道...
--- 【關於凍結的池塘如宇宙中心】 原文段落： Standing on the water’s edge on such a night you realize that you are the very centre of a vast scintillating universe, for the stars shine with equal glory beneath your feet and above your head. The earth is forgotten.
It has become transparent, and where before sunset gray sand lay beneath a half-inch of water at your toe-tips, you now gaze downward through infinite space to the nadir, the unchartered, unfathomable distance checked off every thousand million miles or so by unnamed constellations that blur into a milky way beneath your feet. The pond is very deep on still winter nights. 中文書籤： 在這樣的夜晚站在水邊，你會意識到自己是浩瀚閃爍宇宙的真正中心，因為星星在你腳下和頭頂閃耀著同樣的光輝。大地被遺忘了。
--- 【關於薄冰上的溜冰體驗】 原文段落： An inch or so of transparent ice lies between you and a ducking among the fishes which dart through the clear depths, fleeing before the under water roar of your advance, for the cracks, starting beneath your feet and flashing in rainbow progress before you and to the right and left, send wild vibrations whooping and whanging through the ice all over the pond... You tend to stay on your plane of motion, though the ice itself has strength to hold only part of your weight.
Thus the wild duck, threshing the air with mighty strokes, glides over it, held up by the same obscure force. The ice has no time to break and let you through. You are over it and onto another bit of uncracked surface before it can let go. 中文書籤： 一英寸左右透明的冰層介於你與潛入魚群之間，魚群在清澈深處穿梭，躲避你前進時水下的轟鳴，因為裂縫從你腳下開始，在你面前及左右閃爍著彩虹般的擴展，將狂野的振動聲呼嘯著傳遍整個池塘... 你傾向於保持你的運動平面，儘管冰本身只能承受你部分體重。因此，野鴨用強勁的翅膀拍打著空氣，滑翔在冰上，被同樣模糊的力量支撐著。冰沒有時間破裂讓你沉下去。在它來得及崩裂之前，你已經越過它，到達另一塊未裂開的表面了。
--- 【關於冬季尋找冬蕨的發現】 原文段落： To-day I found young and thrifty plants, green and succulent, of two varieties of fern that are not common in my neighborhood and that I had never suspected in that location. I had passed them amid the universal green of summer without noticing them, but now their color stood out among the prevailing browns and grays as vividly as yellow blossoms do in a June meadow. 中文書籤： 今天，我發現了兩種我在附近不常見、且從未想到會在那裡出現的蕨類，它們幼嫩且生機勃勃，綠油油、水嫩嫩的。
Why is the thin-leaved pyrola and the partridge berry, puny creeping vine that it is, still green and unharmed by frost when the tough, leathery leaves of the great oak tree not far off are withered and brown? Chlorophyl, and cellular structure, and fibro-vascular bundles in the one plant wither and lose color and turn brown at a touch of frost.
In another not ten feet away they stand the rigors of our northern winters and come out in the spring, seemingly unharmed and fit to carry on the internal economy of the plant’s life until it shall produce new leaves to take their places. Then in the mild air of early summer these winter darers fade and die. 中文書籤： 然而，令人驚奇的是，它們如何能經受冰凍和融化，卻依然保持綠色、質地緊實、且充滿生機... 誰能告訴我這是什麼原理？為什麼纖細的鹿蹄草和蔓生的熊果，如此弱小的藤蔓，在附近的巨大橡樹堅韌的革質葉子都已枯萎變黃時，卻依然翠綠且未受霜害？植物的葉綠素、細胞結構和維管束，在其中一種植物中會在霜凍的觸碰下枯萎、失色、變棕。
--- 【關於橡樹林中的雪聲】 原文段落： But it is over on the oak hillside where the red and black oaks still hold resolutely to their dried leaves that the cry of the snow will most astonish you. It is not at all the rustle of these oak leaves in a wind. It is an outcry, an uproar, that drowns any other sound that might be in the wood. It is impossible to distinguish voices or words.
It is as if ten thousand of the little people of the wood and field and sky had suddenly come together in great excitement over something and were shouting all up and down the gamut of goblin emotion... At nightfall of this first snow of ours it happened that in the meeting of northerly and southerly currents which had brought the storm, the north wind lulled and the south began to have its way again... Then, indeed, we got outcry the most astonishing in the oak wood...
It was as if a goblin springtime had burst upon us in the white gloom of the oak wood and all the hylas in the world were piping their shrillest from the boughs. 中文書籤： 然而，在橡樹的山坡上，紅色和黑色的橡樹依然堅決地抓住它們乾燥的葉子，在那裡，雪的叫聲會讓你最為驚訝。這絕不是這些橡樹葉在風中的沙沙聲。那是一種吶喊，一種喧囂，淹沒了樹林裡可能有的其他任何聲音。你無法分辨聲音或詞語。彷彿一萬個來自樹林、田野和天空的小生靈突然聚集在一起，對某事感到極度興奮，正以哥布林的各種情感高聲呼喊著... 我們第一次下雪的那個傍晚，帶來風暴的南北氣流交匯，結果北風減弱，南風再次佔了上風... 於是，在橡樹林裡我們聽到了最驚人的叫聲... 彷彿一個哥布林的春天在橡樹林白色的陰暗中爆發了，世界上所有的樹蛙都在樹枝上發出最尖銳的鳴叫。
--- 【關於冰暴後的仙境般景色】 原文段落： I had been in goblin land when I fled, at twilight, from the eerie shrilling of bogle hylas among the oak trees. I had come back into fairyland with the rising sun. The demure shrubs, gray Cinderellas of the ashes of the year, had been touched by the magic wand and were robed in more gems than might glow in the wildest dreams of the most fortunate princess of Arabian tale. Ropes of pearl and festoons of diamonds weighed the more slender almost to earth.
The soft white shoulders of the birches drooped low in bewildering curtsey, and to the fiddling of a little morning wind the ball began with a tinkling of gem on gem, a stabbing of scintillant azure, so that I was fain to shut my eyes with the splendor of it. 中文書籤： 當我在黃昏時逃離橡樹間精靈樹蛙的詭異尖叫聲時，我彷彿置身於哥布林之地。隨著旭日東升，我又回到了仙境。那些溫順的灌木，像是年度灰燼中的灰色灰姑娘，被魔杖觸碰，披上了比阿拉伯故事中最幸運的公主在最狂野的夢境中閃耀的寶石還要多的華服。珍珠串和鑽石串垂掛著，壓得纖細的枝條幾乎垂到了地上。柔軟潔白的樺樹肩低垂著，行著令人眩目的屈膝禮，伴著清晨微風的琴音，舞會開始了，寶石與寶石碰撞，發出清脆的叮噹聲，閃爍著耀眼的蔚藍光芒，讓我幾乎要閉上眼睛，以免被這份輝煌所刺痛。
--- 【關於泉水源流的奧秘】 原文段落： I sometimes believe that their waters filter through deep caverns from far Arctic glaciers continually renewed. Perhaps to have looked at them before the changing seasons of more thousands of years had clothed the gravel and sand with humus, grown the forests all about and choked the fountains themselves with acres of the muck of decayed vegetation no one knows how deep, would have been to see them with clearer eyes and have been led to an answer to the questions.
Now I know them only as bits of the land where time seems to have stood still, fastnesses where dwell the lotus eaters of our New England woods, where winter’s cold howls over their heads, but does not descend, and where summer’s heat rims them round, but hardly dares dabble its toes in their cool retreat. 中文書籤： 我時而相信，它們的水流是通過深邃的洞穴從遠處不斷補充的北極冰川過濾而來。也許，如果在成千上萬年的季節變遷還未來得及將砂石覆蓋上腐殖質，未曾讓周圍長滿森林，也未曾用腐爛植被的淤泥堵塞泉水（那淤泥深到無人知曉），在那個時候看它們，我們的眼睛會更清晰，或許能找到這些問題的答案。
--- 【關於冰的聲音 (厚冰)】 原文段落： In the winter the pond finds a voice. The great sheet of foot-thick, white ice is like a gigantic disk in a telephone, receiver and transmitter in one, sending and receiving messages between the earth and space... Sometimes you need to be very near the receiver to note them. It is not possible for a mile-square, foot-thick telephone disk to whisper, yet often it grumbles only a hoarse word or two at so deep a pitch that you would hardly know it was spoken...
But there are other times when the winter ice on the pond whoops and roars, and bellows and whangs as if all Bedlam were let loose and were celebrating Guy Fawkes day. A mile away, of a still winter evening, you may hear this and be dismayed, for the groanings and bellowings are such as belong to no monsters of the present day, though they might be echoes of antedeluvian battles corked within the earth for ages and now for the first time let loose. 中文書籤： 在冬天，池塘找到了聲音。
The concept of the ‘New South’ seems to be central to much of your public life. Could you share with us, what was the blueprint of the ‘New South’ in your heart? How did it fundamentally differ from the Old South?） **亨利·W·格雷迪：** （他的眼神變得深邃，似乎回到了那個充滿挑戰與希望的時代。他緩步走到窗邊，望向窗外斑駁的光影，彷彿穿透了時空，看到了遠方的故土。一陣微風輕拂，書頁輕輕翻動，帶來一絲舊報紙特有的油墨香氣，這也是一種「光之逸趣」吧。） 「『新南方』，這個詞對我而言，不僅僅是一個口號，它是我畢生為之奮鬥的願景，是我們南方人民在經歷戰火洗禮後，浴火重生的希望。你們知道，南北戰爭對南方造成了毀滅性的破壞，不僅是經濟上的，更是精神上的。我們失去了奴隸制度，失去了舊有的社會結構，曾經的輝煌化為灰燼。
在我的演講中，我曾提到：『There was a South of slavery and secession—that South is dead. There is a South of union and freedom—that South, thank God, is living, breathing, growing every hour.』這句話，就是『新南方』最核心的宣言。」
想像一下，我們將擁有『a hundred farms for every plantation, fifty homes for every palace—and a diversified industry that meets the complex need of this complex age.』這意味著我們將從單一的棉花種植轉向多樣化的農作物，更重要的是，我們將大力發展工業。我曾力勸我的同胞們，不要再將原物料運往北方，而是要在自己的土地上建立工廠，將棉花紡織成布料，將鐵礦煉成鋼鐵。這不僅能帶來經濟上的獨立，更能讓我們的人民擺脫貧困，過上更有尊嚴的生活。」
* **oligarchy** (ˈɒlɪɡɑːrki): 寡頭政治 (政府由少數精英或特權階層掌控) * **diversified** (daɪˈvɜːrsɪfaɪd): 多元化的 * **industry** (ˈɪndəstri): 工業；產業 * **prosperity** (prɒsˈpɛrəti): 繁榮 * **dignity** (ˈdɪɡnɪti): 尊嚴 * **raw materials** (rɔː məˈtɪəriəlz): 原物料 * **plantation** (plænˈteɪʃən): 種植園 **文法分析：** 「a hundred farms for every plantation, fifty homes for every palace—and a diversified industry that meets the complex need of this complex age.」這個句型使用了並列結構，透過「a hundred X for every Y」和「fifty X for every Y」的對比
In your speeches in Boston and Dallas, you passionately articulated the importance of North-South reconciliation and national unity. This undoubtedly required immense courage, especially in the aftermath of the Civil War. How did you perceive the necessity of this reconciliation, and how did you overcome those deeply ingrained divisions and prejudices?) **亨利·W·格雷迪：** （他微微一笑，眼中閃爍著堅定的光芒）「是的，這確實需要勇氣，但更需要智慧與同理心。我父親在戰爭中為南方捐軀，這份個人的傷痛讓我對南方的忠誠從未動搖。然而，我也深知，內戰的創傷必須被治癒，才能讓國家真正強大。
我說過：『The wounds of war healed in every heart as on every hill—serene and resplendent at the summit of human achievement and earthly glory—blazing out the path, and making clear the way up which all the nations of the earth must come in God’s appointed time!』我深信，美國的未來在於團結，而非分裂。我們必須放下過去的仇恨，將目光投向共同的繁榮與進步。我常在演講中提及林肯（Abraham Lincoln），稱他為『sum of Puritan and Cavalier』，因為他融合了南北雙方的優點，是我們共同的美國人典範。我的目標是讓南方人民明白，真正的愛國主義不僅是愛自己的故土，更是愛整個共和國。通過坦誠的對話，我試圖讓北方了解南方的困境與抱負，也讓南方看到北方對統一與自由的堅定信念。
* **reconciliation** (ˌrɛkənˌsɪliˈeɪʃən): 和解 * **innate** (ɪˈneɪt): 天生的；固有的 * **empathy** (ˈɛmpəθi): 同理心 * **ingrained** (ɪnˈɡreɪnd): 根深蒂固的 * **prejudice** (ˈprɛdʒʊdɪs): 偏見 * **cherish** (ˈtʃɛrɪʃ): 珍愛 * **legacy** (ˈlɛɡəsi): 遺產 * **ardor** (ˈɑːrdər): 熱情；熱忱 **文法分析：** 「The wounds of war healed in every heart as on every hill—serene and resplendent at the summit of human achievement and earthly glory—blazing out the path, and making clear the way up which all the nations of the earth
must come in God’s appointed time!」
這句話使用了多個分詞短語和並列結構，如「healed in every heart as on every hill」（心靈與土地上的傷痕同時癒合）、「serene and resplendent」（寧靜而輝煌）、「blazing out the path, and making clear the way」（開闢道路，指明方向）。這些修辭手法營造了宏大而富有希望的語氣，展現了格雷迪演講中常見的詩意與感召力。 **克萊兒：** 「是的，您在演講中巧妙地運用了強烈的比喻和對比，將南北方的歷史與未來編織在一起，確實具有非凡的感染力。談到經濟發展，您不僅是倡導者，更是實踐者。您在《憲法報》的工作，以及您推動的各種展覽和企業，都顯示出您對南方經濟復甦的投入。您是如何將這種宏大的願景轉化為具體的行動，並說服人們參與其中的呢？」
(Indeed, your speeches masterfully wove together the histories and futures of the North and South through vivid metaphors and contrasts, which was truly captivating. Regarding economic development, you were not only an advocate but also a practitioner. Your work at the *Constitution*, and your promotion of various expositions and enterprises, demonstrated your deep commitment to the South's economic recovery.
cash and not in a receipted mortgage that discharges his debt, but does not restore his freedom—then shall be breaking the fullness of our day.』這句話描繪了獨立與繁榮的終極圖景，它觸動了人們內心深處對自由和尊嚴的渴望。
orchards, and vineyards, and dairies, and barnyards, pitching his crops in his own wisdom, and growing them in independence, making cotton his clean surplus, and selling it in his own time, and in his chosen market, and not at a master’s bidding—getting his pay in cash and not in a receipted mortgage that discharges his debt, but does not restore his freedom—then shall be breaking the fullness of our day.」
Grady, your writings also frankly address the most complex and sensitive issue in the post-Civil War South: the race problem. In your speeches, you advocated for 'white supremacy' and 'separate but equal' racial relations. Could you explain how, in your view, this reconciled with your broader vision of 'unity' and 'prosperity'?) **亨利·W·格雷迪：** （他的臉色變得凝重，眼中閃過一絲時代的困惑與無奈。他轉身，望向書室中那些靜默的書架，彷彿在尋找歷史的答案。連窗台上那隻橘貓也似乎感受到氣氛的變化，輕輕打了個呵欠，闔上了眼睛，進入了「光之逸趣」的夢境。他輕輕嘆了口氣，語氣雖然平靜，卻帶著不容置疑的堅定。） 「這是一個極其艱鉅的問題，我深知它的複雜性。
She must carry them even unto the end, for in human probability she will never be quit of either.
我當時堅信，『The clear and unmistakable domination of the white race, dominating not through violence, not through party alliance, but through the integrity of its own vote and the largeness of its sympathy and justice through which it shall compel the support of the better classes of the colored race,—that is the hope and assurance of the South.
我主張提供黑人平等的受教育機會、法律保護和經濟發展空間，讓他們在自己的社群中成長，因為我相信，『This friendliness, the most important factor of the problem—the saving factor now as always—the North has never, and it appears will never, take account of. It explains that otherwise inexplicable thing—the fidelity and loyalty of the negro during the war to the women and children left in his care.
』」 * **fractured** (ˈfræktʃərd): 支離破碎的 * **reconstruction** (ˌriːkənˈstrʌkʃən): （美國內戰後的）重建時期 * **ameliorate** (əˈmiːliəreɪt): 改善；減輕 * **reprimand** (ˈrɛprɪmænd): 斥責 * **inexplicable** (ɪnɪkˈsplɪkəbəl): 無法解釋的 * **fidelity** (fɪˈdɛlɪti): 忠誠 * **loyalty** (ˈlɔɪəlti): 忠心 **文法分析：** 「This friendliness, the most important factor of the problem—the saving factor now as always—the North has never, and it appears will never, take account of.
It explains that otherwise inexplicable thing—the fidelity and loyalty of the negro during the war to the women and children left in his care.」這個句子使用了破折號來插入補充說明，強調了「友善」在解決種族問題中的重要性，並以黑人在內戰期間對南方家庭的忠誠為例，試圖證明這種友善關係的真實性與持久性。這反映了格雷迪在論述中試圖建立情感共鳴的策略，即使其根本立場存在爭議。 **克萊兒：** （我仔細聆聽，盡力捕捉他語氣中的每個細微之處，並思考著如何在不帶批判的前提下，理解他那個時代的複雜性。）「我理解您在當時所面臨的巨大挑戰與壓力。您所強調的『家庭』和『地方自治』原則，似乎與您的其他許多主張，包括對抗中央集權和金錢壟斷，有著內在的連貫性。您認為，一個強大而穩定的家庭和地方社區，對於一個國家的繁榮和自由有何意義？」
(I understand the immense challenges and pressures you faced at the time. Your emphasis on 'home' and 'local self-government' seems to have an inherent consistency with many of your other arguments, including resisting federal centralization and financial monopolies. How do you believe a strong and stable home and local community contribute to a nation's prosperity and liberty?) **亨利·W·格雷迪：** （他眼中閃爍著溫暖的光芒，語氣也變得柔和起來。他看了一眼門外，彷彿有著一位孩童正等待著他的故事。）「啊，家庭！那是我生命中最溫暖的港灣，也是共和國最堅實的基石。
我曾說：『The man who kindles the fire on the hearthstone of an honest and righteous home burns the best incense to liberty. He does not love mankind less who loves his neighbor most.』一個國家的力量，不在於其龐大的軍隊或堆積如山的財富，而在於每一個家庭的幸福與正直。當我看到那些離開鄉村湧入城市，在貧困中掙扎的農民時，我的心是沉重的。我深信，鄉村生活，那種紮根於土地的淳樸與獨立，才是孕育偉大領袖和健全公民的搖籃。」
我認為，『The integrity of the State, its rights and its powers—these, maintained with firmness, but in loyalty—these shall yet, by lodging the option of local affairs in each locality, meet the needs of this vast and complex government, and check the headlong rush to that despotism that reason could not defend, nor the armies of the Czar maintain, among a free and enlightened people.』只有當每個社區都能自主管理自己的事務，每個家庭都能獨立自主，人民才能真正享有自由與尊嚴，國家才能避免走向專制與分裂。我的理想，是讓人民的家園成為自由的聖殿，讓公民的良知成為最好的政府保障。」
* **autonomy** (ɔːˈtɒnəmi): 自治 * **encroachment** (ɪnˈkroʊtʃmənt): 侵犯；蠶食 * **oligarchy** (ˈɒlɪɡɑːrki): 寡頭政治 * **despotism** (ˈdɛspətɪzəm): 專制主義 * **conscience** (ˈkɒnʃəns): 良知 * **bulwark** (ˈbʊlwərk): 堡壘 **文法分析：** 「The integrity of the State, its rights and its powers—these, maintained with firmness, but in loyalty—these shall yet, by lodging the option of local affairs in each locality, meet the needs of this vast and complex government, and check the headlong rush to that despotism
that reason could not defend, nor the armies of the Czar maintain, among a free and enlightened people.」這個句子使用了「these... these shall yet...」這種強調語氣，以及「maintained with firmness, but in loyalty」這樣對比的修飾，來表達州權在聯邦體制下的重要性。
它描繪了地方自治如何成為抵禦中央集權和專制的力量，並運用了強烈的意象，如「headlong rush to that despotism」（對專制的飛奔）和「armies of the Czar」（沙皇的軍隊），來強化其論點。 **克萊兒：** 「您的言辭中充滿了對未來美國的堅定信念，以及對其潛在危險的清醒認識。您在演講中經常引用詩歌和文學作品，這讓您的語言充滿了詩意與感染力。您認為，文學和藝術在公共事務中扮演著什麼樣的角色？它們如何影響人們的思想和情感？」(Your words are filled with firm belief in America's future and a clear awareness of its potential dangers. You often quote poetry and literature in your speeches, which imbues your language with poetic beauty and captivating power.
kinship for the face of the earth, for the sounds and accents that haunt it, a spot where the definiteness of early memories may be inwrought with affection, and spread, not by sentimental effort and reflection, but as a sweet habit of the blest.』這句話完美地表達了人與故土、與家庭之間深厚的情感連結。
* **inwrought** (ɪnˈrɔːt): 鑲嵌的；深入骨髓的（在此處指記憶與情感的交織） * **haunt** (hɔːnt): （思想、記憶）縈繞；（聲音、氣味）彌漫 * **benevolent** (bəˈnɛvələnt): 仁慈的 * **temperament** (ˈtɛmprəmənt): 性情；氣質 * **humor** (ˈhjuːmər): 幽默 * **pathos** (ˈpeɪθɒs): 悲情；感傷 **文法分析：** 「A human life should be well rooted in some spot of a native land where it may get the love of tender kinship for the face of the earth, for the sounds and accents that haunt it, a spot where the definiteness of early memories may be inwrought with affection
, and spread, not by sentimental effort and reflection, but as a sweet habit of the blest.」
**「where it may get the love of tender kinship for the face of the earth, for the sounds and accents that haunt it」**：此處的「where」引導地點狀語從句，解釋了「native land」的具體作用，即獲得對土地、聲音和口音的親切情感。「kinship」指的是親屬關係，引申為親密無間的聯繫。「haunt」在這裡指美好的事物（聲音、口音）縈繞不去。 2. **「a spot where the definiteness of early memories may be inwrought with affection, and spread, not by sentimental effort and reflection, but as a sweet habit of the blest.」**：另一個「where」從句，強調了故土如何將早年的回憶與感情交織（inwrought）在一起。
「not by sentimental effort and reflection, but as a sweet habit of the blest」則強調了這種情感的自然流露，而非刻意的感傷。這展現了格雷迪對語言的精妙運用，以及他對情感和人性的深刻洞察。 **克萊兒：** 「格雷迪先生，您的一生雖然短暫，卻影響深遠。在您看來，如果時光能倒流，您最希望對您的時代，或是對未來的美國，說些什麼？」(Mr. Grady, your life, though brief, was profoundly influential. If you could turn back time, what would you most wish to say to your era, or to the future of America?) **亨利·W·格雷迪：** （他再次望向窗外，陽光落在他的肩頭，為他鍍上了一層金邊。他輕輕搖了搖頭，然後緩緩開口，語氣中帶著對時間的敬畏與對未來的期許。） 「如果能重來，我會更加強調教育的重要性，特別是針對每一個孩子，無論膚色。
Your words, both about the challenges of the past and your hopes for the future, offer us much inspiration. It has been a precious learning opportunity for all of us to converse with a witness and shaper of history like yourself.) 隨著我的話音落下，書室中的光芒再次開始流轉。亨利·W·格雷迪向我們微微鞠躬，他的身影漸漸變得透明，最終融入了空氣中那溫暖而斑駁的陽光，只留下淡淡的舊書與咖啡的餘香，以及他那富有穿透力的聲音在書室中輕聲迴盪：「願光芒，永不熄滅。」
My dear companions, The evening truly lends itself to deep thought, doesn't it? As the last whispers of daylight fade, I've been pondering Sir Gilbert Parker's *The Money Master, Volume 1.*, a fascinating glimpse into human nature and the intricacies of self-perception. The air in the **【光之茶室】** is still warm from the day, but a gentle breeze carries the faint scent of jasmine through the open shoji screens.
The room is softly illuminated by paper lanterns, casting a warm, diffused glow on the polished tatami mats. A delicate steam rises from a teapot, its ceramic surface cool to the touch. The quiet murmur of the river outside, Beau Cheval-like in its gentle flow, provides a soothing backdrop to our conversation. I wanted to invite you all to share your insights on this intriguing narrative, particularly how it reflects the light and shadow of human experience. Where shall we begin?
As a linguist, I was immediately struck by the author's precise use of language to construct and deconstruct character. Jean Jacques Barbille, for instance, is introduced with a cascade of descriptors: 'poet, a philosopher, a farmer and an adventurer.' Yet, much of the early narrative, particularly his 'Grand Tour,' serves to gently dismantle this self-image. The way his 'quaint, sentimental, meretricious observations on life saddening while they amused his guests' are described is key.
It's an early hint that his 'philosophy' is perhaps more an affectation than a deeply held conviction." **茹絲:** (Her gaze drifting to the silent garden outside, a thoughtful smile playing on her lips) "Indeed,艾麗. From the perspective of human observation, Jean Jacques is a magnificent study in self-delusion, beautifully captured. The author states, 'He was of those who hypnotize themselves, who glow with self-creation, who flower and bloom without pollen.'
His 'ardent devotion to philosophy and its accompanying rationalism' is repeatedly juxtaposed with his fervent monarchism and childlike faith in the Church, highlighting a fascinating internal inconsistency he seems entirely unaware of." **珂莉奧:** (Adjusting a subtle fold in her elegant robe, her posture precise) "From a historical and socio-economic viewpoint, Jean Jacques represents a particular type of self-made man within the French Canadian context of the time.
The narrative explicitly mentions his family's long history in the region, 'living here, no one of them rising far, but none worthless nor unnoticeable.' He inherited substance, which gave him a certain standing – 'a man of substance, unmarried, who "could have had the pick of the province."' This wealth and status are central to his self-perception and, crucially, to Carmen's motivations.
The narrative subtly highlights the socio-economic disparities and the survival instincts at play, particularly in Carmen's desperation for 'a home and not to wander' after the upheaval in Spain." **薇芝:** "Those are excellent points, each uncovering a layer of Jean Jacques's complex character and the societal backdrop. The 'Grand Tour' itself, which艾麗 mentioned, feels almost like a crucible for his self-importance. He travels to Europe, expecting to be admired, only to find indifference.
The author writes, 'He admired, yet he wished to be admired; he was humble, but he wished all people and things to be humble with him.' This grandiosity, this expectation that the world should 'halt' when he halts, is a poignant flaw. And then, he finds an audience in the Basque country, where he can 'spend freely of his dollars,' suggesting that his self-worth is intrinsically linked to his perceived generosity and the validation he receives."
**艾麗:** "It's also about the manipulation of narrative, isn't it? Sebastian Dolores, Carmen's father, crafts a 'fine tale of political persecution.' The captain, a Basque who 'knew the Spanish people well—the types, the character, the idiosyncrasies,' sees through it immediately. He warns Jean Jacques that 'the Spaniards were the choicest liars in the world, and were not ashamed of it.' Yet, Jean Jacques's 'chivalry' blinds him.
He *chooses* to believe the more romantic, tragic version of events, perhaps because it allows him to play the role of the noble rescuer, a role that feeds his vanity. The language of 'nobility' and 'ancestral home' is what he hears, not the reality of 'lower clerical or higher working class.'" **茹絲:** "Yes, and Carmen's role in this deception is particularly fascinating. She's not a malevolent schemer, but a survivor. She 'had her own purposes, and they were mixed.'
She uses her 'sensuousness' and 'richness of feeling' to 'draw the young money-master to her side,' not out of pure malice, but out of a deep-seated need for security. The internal conflict she experiences – her 'dual forces' and her mother's death – adds a layer of genuine sorrow to her otherwise calculated actions. She is willing to lie about her mother's background because 'to lie about one's mother is a sickening thing' for her, but the necessity of 'self-preservation' overrides it.
The language used to describe their purported noble background, even by Jean Jacques, serves to elevate them in the eyes of the other passengers and the community. This aligns with a historical pattern where social mobility, particularly for immigrants or displaced persons, often involved a careful construction of identity and narrative.
The 'Seigneur' title Jean Jacques implicitly accepts is another example of this social performance, leveraging his inherited wealth and recent 'heroism' to elevate his own standing, however unearned." **薇芝:** "The shipwreck, too, is a pivotal moment that truly tests their characters. Jean Jacques, the 'moneymaster,' becomes the selfless hero, pushing a young boy into a lifeboat and choosing to face the sea.
She saves him, reversing the typical romance trope. The author explicitly states, 'He had not saved her life, she had saved his. The least that he could do was to give her shelter...' It's a twisted form of chivalry, where gratitude becomes the binding force, reinforcing the impression she wanted to make on him." **艾麗:** "And the repetition of 'The rest of the story to-morrow' takes on such a powerful irony.
It's spoken first as a playful deferral of an impending proposal, then grimly after the iceberg strike. Yet, the 'to-morrow' that arrives is not the one Jean Jacques anticipated. It's a tomorrow shaped by survival, by a debt of gratitude, and by the continuation of a carefully constructed deception. The contrast between his grand pronouncements and the raw, unglamorous reality of shipwreck and survival further highlights his idealistic, almost naïve, view of the world."
**茹絲:** "Carmen's internal monologue during the shipwreck is very telling. She's 'angry at the stroke of fate which had so interrupted the course of her fortune,' but also 'charged with fear.' Her practical nature and her deep-seated desire for a stable home propel her. The moment she 'suddenly threw off all restraining thoughts' and gained a 'voluptuousness more in keeping with the typical maid of Andalusia' as she resolved to marry him, speaks volumes.
She recognizes his desire for a 'handsome wife and handsome children' and aims to fulfill that, even if her heart is 'a mournful ghost' over her deceased lover. It’s a tragic compromise for her, yet one she sees as necessary." **珂莉奧:** "The acceptance by the St. Saviour's community, even with their 'lack of enthusiasm because Carmen was a foreigner,' due to the 'romance of the story,' is a testament to the power of a well-spun narrative.
The Quebec newspapers further embellish Jean Jacques's 'chivalrous act,' omitting Carmen's role. This shows how quickly a public narrative can be shaped, and how readily communities accept stories that align with their romantic ideals, even if they are factually incomplete. Jean Jacques's failure to 'set this error right' solidifies the facade, illustrating how personal vanity and the desire for social acclaim can perpetuate untruths." **薇芝:** "Indeed.
This brings us back to the title: *The Money Master*. Is Jean Jacques truly a 'master'? He is a master of mills and money, yes, but in the realm of human relationships, self-awareness, and emotional discernment, he seems to be thoroughly mastered. Mastered by his own vanities, by his chivalrous ideals, and ultimately, by Carmen's pragmatic will and the narrative she and her father construct.
The 'money' he possesses becomes a tool not just for his own prosperity, but for his emotional and social entanglement. It's a brilliant irony that he, the 'moneymaster,' is so easily 'bought' by a tale of woe and a beautiful face." **艾麗:** "The book implicitly critiques the pitfalls of unchecked sentimentality and the dangers of allowing perception to override reality.
Jean Jacques is a figure who champions 'reconciliation' of philosophy and faith, yet fails to reconcile the truth of his new wife's origins with his idealized image of her. His philosophical musings are 'spurting out little geysers of other people's cheap wisdom,' suggesting a superficial understanding, which leaves him vulnerable to genuine, deep-seated human cunning and desperation.
The contrast between his lofty 'philosophe' self and his inability to see basic truths is a central linguistic and thematic tension." **茹絲:** "It's a story of human yearning, too. Jean Jacques yearns for admiration, for a grand narrative for his life. Carmen yearns for security and a home. Both use the available tools—money, charm, deception, chivalry—to achieve their ends, but with vastly different levels of awareness regarding their own actions.
The novel suggests that the 'happily ever after' is not necessarily built on pure love, but sometimes on a complex tapestry of need, convenience, and self-deception. It's a poignant portrayal of how humans navigate life's currents, often with one eye on an idealized future and the other on immediate survival." **珂莉奧:** "And the historical context of French Canada, with its strong sense of tradition, religion, and community, provides a fertile ground for this narrative.
The 'unpatriotic' nature of marrying outside the parish, the importance of the Cure's opinion, the communal celebrations – these elements highlight the tight-knit social fabric Jean Jacques belongs to. His 'foreign' wife, l'Espagnole, introduces an element of the unknown and exotic, which both fascinates and slightly repels the community, yet the romantic narrative of rescue overrides initial skepticism.
This speaks to the broader societal impact of individual choices within a conservative, traditional society." **薇芝:** "This 'light resonance' has indeed illuminated many fascinating facets of *The Money Master*. We see Jean Jacques as a man of considerable potential, whose virtues (sincerity, generosity, chivalry) are intertwined with his weaknesses (vanity, self-delusion, intellectual superficiality).
The interplay between these characters, set against the backdrop of French Canadian culture and the stark reality of the sea, creates a rich and compelling narrative about human nature's complexities. It reminds us that appearances can be profoundly deceiving, and even the 'money master' can be mastered by his own heart and mind. Thank you all for sharing your brilliant perspectives. It's truly been a pleasure to weave these thoughts together."
* Example: The royal wedding was conducted with great pomp and ceremony. (皇家婚禮以盛大的排場和儀式舉行。) * **extravagances** /ɪkˈstrævəɡənsɪz/ (n. pl.): 奢侈，浪費。指過度或不必要的開支或行為。 * Example: They criticized the company's extravagances during the difficult economic times. (他們批評公司在經濟困難時期的奢侈行為。) * **oppression** /əˈprɛʃən/ (n.): 壓迫，欺壓。指不正當地對待一群人，使其受到傷害或痛苦。 * Example: The government's policies were seen as an act of oppression against the minority group. (政府的政策被視為對少數族裔的壓迫。)
* Example: Her practical advice really helped me solve the problem. (她實用的建議確實幫助我解決了問題。) * **valuable information** (phr.): 寶貴的資訊。 * Example: The book is full of valuable information for students. (這本書充滿了對學生來說寶貴的資訊。) * **profound study** (phr.): 深刻的研究。 * Example: He dedicated years to the profound study of ancient philosophy. (他花了多年時間對古代哲學進行深刻的研究。) * **proper dignity** (phr.): 應有的尊嚴。
* Example: The organization works to ensure that all people are treated with proper dignity and respect. (該組織致力於確保所有人都能獲得應有的尊嚴和尊重。) * **文法分析：** * "My manual is precisely to contradict this view." (我的手冊正是要反駁這種看法。) 這是一個強調句型，使用 "precisely" 來加強語氣，表明手冊的寫作目的非常明確，就是針對當時的負面看法。
* "...while others seemed to ignore the multitudinous duties, the performance of which would bring either credit or blame, to themselves, according to the degree of tact or skill exhibited in the discharge thereof." (而另一些人似乎忽略了多種多樣的職責，這些職責的履行會根據他們在執行時所展現的策略或技能程度，給他們帶來榮譽或責備。) 這個長句使用了關係代名詞 "which" 引導非限制性子句，補充說明 "multitudinous duties"。後面的 "according to..." 結構則解釋了結果（榮譽或責備）取決於執行時的表現。單字 "multitudinous" (許多的，大量的) 和 "tact" (策略，手腕) 也很有時代感。 **克萊兒：** 您在書中花了大量篇幅講解生理化學和解剖學，特別是循環系統。這對一位殯葬師來說，為何如此重要？
* Example: The smell indicated that putrefaction of the organic matter had begun. (氣味表明有機物已經開始腐敗了。) * **rigor mortis** /ˌrɪɡər ˈmɔːrtɪs/ (n.): 屍僵。指死亡後肌肉變得僵硬的現象。 * Example: Rigor mortis usually sets in a few hours after death. (屍僵通常在死亡後幾小時發生。) * **discoloration** /dɪsˌkʌləˈreɪʃən/ (n.): 變色，褪色。指顏色發生變化。 * Example: The old photograph showed signs of discoloration around the edges. (這張老照片邊緣有變色的跡象。) * **coagulate** /koʊˈæɡjəleɪt/ (v.): 凝固，使凝結。
* Example: The blue lines visible under the skin are veins. (皮膚下可見的藍線是靜脈。) * **arterial injection** (phr.): 動脈注射。指將液體直接注入動脈。 * Example: Arterial injection is a method used for embalming. (動脈注射是一種用於防腐的方法。) * **natural channels** (phr.): 自然通道。這裡指身體內部的天然管道，如血管。 * Example: Water flows through the natural channels of the riverbed. (水沿著河床的自然通道流動。) * **scientific principles** (phr.): 科學原理。指科學理論所依據的基本定律或事實。
* Example: The experiment demonstrated the scientific principles of gravity. (實驗驗證了重力的科學原理。) * **preservation** /ˌprɛzərˈveɪʃən/ (n.): 保存，防腐。指維持某物的原始狀態，防止其腐爛或損壞。 * Example: The museum is dedicated to the preservation of historical artifacts. (這家博物館致力於保存歷史文物。) * **文法分析：** * "Without knowing the course of the circulatory system—the arteries, veins—their relations and relative positions, how can you proceed with the work?" (不知道循環系統——動脈、靜脈——的走向、它們的關係和相對位置，妳如何進行工作？)
* "It is, therefore, an undeniable fact, that without this knowledge the embalmer will accomplish his task more or less well, and without knowing with any degree of certainty if the process of injecting is complete..." (因此，這是一個不可否認的事實，沒有這些知識，殯葬師完成工作的程度會參差不齊，而且無法確定注射過程是否徹底完成……) 這個句子使用了 "It is... that..." 的強調結構，強調「這是一個不可否認的事實」。後面的 "more or less well" (或多或少地好/不好) 是一個慣用語，表示程度不確定。 **克萊兒：** 您在書中詳細介紹了幾種保存遺體的方法，特別是一種不需要冰敷，只需注射腹腔內臟的簡易方法，以及一種更為複雜徹底的動脈注射法。您認為這兩種方法的主要區別和適用情境是什麼？
第一種是針對短時間內（**for a certain length of time**），比如幾天，等待家屬從遠方趕來參加葬禮的情況。它主要側重於防止腹部膨脹和口鼻滲液，這是分解初期最容易發生、也最令人不適的現象。透過在腹部進行簡單的切開，排空胃腸內容物，並注射稀釋的防腐液，可以有效抑制內部發酵產氣。這是一種「簡易」（**simple**）且「省力」（**less laborious**）的替代冰敷的方式，尤其適合在逝者家中操作，避免搬運冰櫃的麻煩和對家屬情緒的打擾。 但如果需要將遺體運輸到遙遠的地方（**shipped to the most distant points**），或者需要在家族墓穴中長期保存（**preserved for an indefinite period of time**），那麼第二種，也就是動脈注射法，才是「最完整」（**more complete**）且「持久」（**lasting**）的方法。這需要更深入的解剖學知識和更精準的操作。我們要從大動脈（例如股動脈或主動脈降段）注入更強效的防腐液，讓藥液透過循環系統遍布全身的組織。
* **單字解析：** * **for a certain length of time** (phr.): 在一定時間內。 * Example: The food can be stored in the refrigerator for a certain length of time. (食物可以在冰箱中保存一段時間。) * **simple** /ˈsɪmpəl/ (adj.): 簡單的，容易的。 * Example: The instructions were very simple and easy to follow. (這些說明非常簡單且容易遵循。) * **less laborious** (phr.): 不那麼費力的。 * Example: Using a machine is much less laborious than doing it by hand. (使用機器比手工做省力多了。)
* **shipped to the most distant points** (phr.): 運輸到最遠的地方。 * Example: Products are often shipped to the most distant points around the world. (產品經常被運往世界各個最遙遠的地方。) * **preserved for an indefinite period of time** (phr.): 無限期地保存。 * Example: Some historical documents are preserved for an indefinite period of time in national archives. (一些歷史文件被無限期地保存在國家檔案館中。) * **more complete** (phr.): 更完整，更徹底。
* Example: This edition of the book is more complete than the previous one. (這版書比前一版更完整。) * **lasting** /ˈlæstɪŋ/ (adj.): 持久的，永恆的。 * Example: Their friendship proved to be lasting. (他們的友誼證明是持久的。) * **transparent and elastic covering** (phr.): 透明且有彈性的覆蓋物。 * Example: The product was protected by a transparent and elastic covering. (產品受到透明且有彈性覆蓋物的保護。) * **natural and recognizable** (phr.): 自然且可辨識的。
* Example: Despite the changes, her features remained natural and recognizable. (儘管有所變化，她的五官仍然自然且可辨識。) * **circumstances may require** (phr.): 情況可能需要。 * Example: We will adjust the plan as circumstances may require. (我們將根據情況需要調整計畫。) * **文法分析：** * "It is intended to take the place of the cumbrous refrigerator..." (它是為了取代笨重的冰箱……) "take the place of" 是一個常用的動詞片語，表示「取代」。"cumbrous" (笨重的) 是一個較為正式或舊式的形容詞，描述了當時冰櫃的特點。
* "...rendering the body perfectly inaccessible to the attacks of the ambient atmosphere by the external covering which encases the body, in its transparent and elastic coating..." (...使得身體完全不受周遭大氣的侵襲，透過包裹身體的透明且有彈性塗層……) 這個句子結構較複雜，使用現在分詞片語 "rendering..." 作結果狀語，描述「透明且有彈性塗層」的功能。動詞 "encases" (包裹) 準確地描述了塗層的作用。 **克萊兒：** 說到化學藥品，您在書中提到了硫酸鋁、升汞（氯化汞）、氯化鋅、木餾油（雜酚油）、以及砷酸等。這些藥品聽起來有些…強烈。在您那個時代，這些是常見的選擇嗎？選擇這些藥品背後的化學原理是什麼？ **奧古斯特·雷努亞德：** （扶了扶眼鏡，眼神中帶著一種實驗者的謹慎）妳說「強烈」，確實如此。處理死亡的有機物，需要強效的藥劑。
* Example: The book discusses the basic principles of animal chemistry related to decomposition. (這本書討論了與分解相關的動物化學基本原理。) * **counteract their tendency to disintegration** (phr.): 抵消它們崩解的趨勢。 * Example: Preservatives are added to counteract the tendency of food to disintegration. (添加防腐劑是為了抵消食物崩解的趨勢。) * **mere recipes picked up at random** (phr.): 僅僅是隨機拾取的藥方。 * Example: Relying on mere recipes picked up at random is not a scientific approach.
* "It is to the antiseptic properties of the sulphurous acid that this preparation owes its preserving qualities." (正是亞硫酸的防腐特性賦予了這種製劑保存的特質。) 這是一個強調句（cleft sentence），使用 "It is... that..." 結構，強調句子中的主語 "the antiseptic properties of the sulphurous acid"。 **克萊兒：** 除了技術層面，您在手冊中也強調了殯葬師的個人素質和職業操守。您認為一位「一流的專業人士」應該具備哪些特質？ **奧古斯特·雷努亞德：** （臉色柔和下來，帶著一絲沉思）啊，這部分與技術同等重要，甚至更甚。技術可以學習，但某些特質是天生的或需要長期培養的。首先是「策略」（**tact**）和「技巧」（**skill**）——不僅是操作的技巧，更是處理人際關係的策略。
* Example: He handled the delicate situation with great tact. (他非常圓通地處理了這個棘手的狀況。) * **skill** /skɪl/ (n.): 技巧，技能。指能夠熟練執行某項任務的能力。 * Example: Playing a musical instrument requires skill and practice. (演奏樂器需要技巧和練習。) * **lynx eyed vigilance** (phr.): 像山貓一樣銳利的警覺。形容觀察非常仔細和警惕。 * Example: The security guard maintained lynx eyed vigilance over the premises. (保安對現場保持著像山貓一樣銳利的警覺。) * **soft touch** (phr.): 溫柔的觸碰。這裡引申指處理事情時輕柔、敏感的方式。
* Example: The doctor faced the crisis with perfect equanimity of temper. (醫生以完美的脾氣平和面對了危機。) * **Good taste** (phr.): 好品味。指對美學或社會習俗有良好的判斷力。 * Example: She furnished her house with great taste. (她非常有品味地裝修了她的房子。) * **decorous, quiet bearing** (phr.): 莊重、安靜的舉止。 * Example: The mourners maintained a decorous, quiet bearing throughout the ceremony. (哀悼者在整個儀式中都保持著莊重、安靜的舉止。) * **very little short of self-sacrifice** (phr.): 幾乎是自我犧牲。
* **單字解析：** * **of the utmost importance** (phr.): 至關重要的。 * Example: Safety is of the utmost importance in this factory. (安全在這家工廠至關重要。) * **well ventilated and lighted** (phr.): 通風良好且光線充足的。 * Example: It is important to work in a well ventilated and lighted room. (在通風良好且光線充足的房間裡工作很重要。) * **laboratory** /ˈlæbrəˌtɔːri/ (n.): 實驗室。用於科學研究或專業操作的房間或建築。 * Example: The chemist spent hours working in his laboratory. (化學家在實驗室裡工作了幾個小時。)
* Example: The nurse prepared the injecting apparatus for the patient. (護士為病人準備了注射器。) * **reliable** /rɪˈlaɪəbəl/ (adj.): 可靠的，可信賴的。 * Example: This car is very old but still reliable. (這輛車很舊但仍然可靠。) * **durability** /ˌdʊrəˈbɪləti/ (n.): 耐久性。指物品經久耐用，不易損壞的性質。 * Example: The durability of the materials used ensures the product lasts for years. (所用材料的耐久性確保產品能使用多年。) * **systematized** /ˈsɪstəmətaɪzd/ (adj.): 系統化的，有條理的。
* Example: The smooth working of the team led to the project's success. (團隊的順暢運作促成了專案的成功。) * **文法分析：** * "Any injector, therefore, so constructed as to be free from danger to its mechanism from the corroding effects of the liquids above mentioned, will be the one to be chosen." (因此，任何如此構造以至於其機械裝置不受上述液體腐蝕作用危害的注射器，將是應當選擇的那個。) 這個句子使用了 "so... as to..." 結構，表示「如此構造以至於能夠……」。形容詞 "free from danger" (不受危害) 表示保護效果。不定詞 "to be chosen" 表示「應當被選擇」。 **克萊兒：** 您還特別強調了殯葬師自身的健康與安全，尤其是在處理傳染病遺體時。
* Example: Scientists are working to find a cure for the deadly virus. (科學家正在尋找治療這種致命病毒的方法。) * **vitiated secretion** (phr.): 污穢分泌物。指因疾病或其他原因而變得不潔或有害的分泌物。 * Example: Handling bodies with contagious diseases involves the risk of contact with vitiated secretions. (處理傳染病遺體存在接觸污穢分泌物的風險。) * **abrasion of the skin, or cut** (phr.): 皮膚擦傷或割傷。 * Example: Cover any abrasion of the skin, or cut, to prevent infection. (覆蓋任何皮膚擦傷或割傷，以防止感染。)
* Example: The contract was rendered void due to fraud. (這份合同因欺詐而作廢。) * **fatal** /ˈfeɪtəl/ (adj.): 致命的，毀滅性的。 * Example: The accident proved fatal for both drivers. (這次事故對兩位司機都是致命的。) * **medical science** (phr.): 醫療科學。 * Example: Advances in medical science have greatly increased life expectancy. (醫療科學的進步極大地提高了預期壽命。) * **caution used and the care exercised** (phr.): 使用的謹慎和採取的護理。
* Example: Success in the delicate task depends on the caution used and the care exercised. (完成這項精細任務取決於使用的謹慎和採取的護理。) * **perfect ventilation** (phr.): 完美通風。 * Example: Perfect ventilation is essential in a laboratory environment. (在實驗室環境中完美通風至關重要。) * **disinfecting liquids** (phr.): 消毒液。 * Example: Always use disinfecting liquids when cleaning surfaces. (清潔表面時務必使用消毒液。) * **cauterize** /ˈkɔːtəraɪz/ (v.): 燒灼，腐蝕。指用高溫或化學物質燒灼組織以止血或防止感染。
* Example: The doctor had to cauterize the wound to stop the bleeding. (醫生不得不燒灼傷口以止血。) * **文法分析：** * "Undertakers are exposed to a still greater risk, namely: that of handling the remains of those who have died from the effects of those same diseases." (殯葬師面臨更大的風險，即：處理因相同疾病死亡者的遺體。) "namely" 用於引導更具體的例子或說明。「that of handling...」中的「that」指代前面提到的「risk」。
就像醫生被信任能挽救生命一樣，殯葬師也應該被信任能以「對死者的應有尊重」（**the deferential respect due to the dead**）來完成最後的告別儀式。 這份工作永遠不會消失，而隨著時代的發展，人們對服務品質的要求會越來越高。我希望我的手冊能幫助未來的殯葬師更好地準備，成為「未來的成功殯葬師」（**the successful undertaker of the future**）。這不僅是關於保存遺體，更是關於維護逝者的尊嚴，撫慰生者的心靈。這份工作，需要有溫度的心和科學的頭腦。 * **單字解析：** * **be truly, and really, raised to the rank of a profession** (phr.): 被真正地提升到一個專業的層次。 * Example: His goal was to see photography be truly, and really, raised to the rank of a profession.
* Example: She felt that being a teacher was a calling, a solemn and responsible one. (她覺得當老師是一種召喚，是莊重且負責的。) * **interlopers** /ˈɪntərˌloʊpərz/ (n. pl.): 趁虛而入者，闖入者。指未經許可而進入某地或參與某活動的人，常帶有負面意義。 * Example: The established businesses resented the new interlopers in the market. (老牌企業對市場上的新闖入者感到不滿。) * **SELF-IMPROVEMENT and CULTURE** (phr.): 自我提升和培養。指通過學習和努力來提高自己的知識、技能和品德。
* Example: He dedicated his free time to self-improvement and culture, reading widely and attending lectures. (他利用空閒時間進行自我提升和培養，廣泛閱讀並參加講座。) * **just recognition** (phr.): 公正的認可。 * Example: Their hard work finally received just recognition. (他們的辛勤工作最終得到了公正的認可。) * **the deferential respect due to the dead** (phr.): 對死者的應有尊重。 * Example: The ceremony was conducted with the deferential respect due to the dead. (儀式以對死者的應有尊重進行。)
* **the successful undertaker of the future** (phr.): 未來的成功殯葬師。 * Example: The manual aims to train the successful undertaker of the future. (這本手冊旨在培養未來的成功殯葬師。) * **文法分析：** * "It is high time the business of undertaking be truly, and really, raised to the rank of a profession..." (現在是殯葬業真正提升到專業層次的時候了……) "It is high time that + 主語 + 動詞過去式" 或 "It is high time for + 名詞 + to + 動詞原形" 表示「是時候做某事了」，語氣較強烈。這裡使用了省略that和be動詞的形式。
* "...let every undertaker be convinced that his calling is a solemn and responsible one, and our ranks will soon be free from the few interlopers who, so far, have impeded our progress towards a just recognition from the public..." (...讓每個殯葬師都確信他們的召喚是莊重且負責的，這樣我們的隊伍很快就會擺脫那些至今為止阻礙我們獲得公眾公正認可的少數闖入者……) "let... be convinced" 是祈使句結構，表達作者的期望。後面的子句使用了關係代名詞 "who" 引導非限制性子句，修飾 "interlopers"。"impeded our progress towards..." 描述了這些「闖入者」造成的負面影響。 **克萊兒：** 謝謝您，雷努亞德先生。這場對談讓我對這個行業的深度和重要性有了更深刻的理解。
Okay, here's the "Light Extraction"for *The Works of Thomas Middleton, Volume 2*, focusing on the provided Project Gutenberg text: **Author Introduction:** (3000 words - *Note: this cannot be fulfilled due to limited text data, focusing on Middleton himself.*) Thomas Middleton (1580-1627) was a significant English Jacobean dramatist, known for his city comedies, tragedies, and collaborations with other playwrights.
Unlike some of his contemporaries, Middleton came from a more humble background, but he established himself as a prolific and versatile writer for the London stage. His work often reflects the social realities and moral ambiguities of his time, particularly those of London life. He adeptly portrays a wide range of characters, from the wealthy and powerful to the cunning and marginalized, showcasing the complexities of human nature within specific social environments.
Despite a lack of extensive biographical documentation, Middleton's body of work remains a valuable lens through which to study the social and cultural landscape of Jacobean England, celebrated for its vivid characters, intricate plots, and sharp social commentary.
**Non-Fiction Book (Plays):** * **Viewpoint Introduction:** (5000 words - *Focus will be on general themes present across the plays in this volume due to the nature of the text*) The plays in *The Works of Thomas Middleton, Volume 2*, offer a window into Jacobean society, highlighting themes of social climbing, morality, and the use of deception.
Middleton is particularly adept at exploring the corrupting influence of greed, the fluid nature of social status, and the complex relationships within families. He also provides witty critiques of contemporary London life, focusing on its diverse characters and the often precarious nature of their ambitions. The plays are characterized by intricate plots, dynamic language, and a willingness to expose the dark underbelly of seemingly respectable society.
Middleton presents a world where appearance is frequently deceiving, and where the pursuit of wealth and social advancement often leads to moral compromise. Overall, they offer a balanced view that invites audiences to laugh, reflect, and critique the world around them.
* **Chapter/Play Summaries:** (1000 words each) * ***A Trick to Catch the Old One:*** A young prodigal, Witgood, schemes to regain his lost inheritance by feigning wealth and attracting the attention of his avaricious uncle, Lucre. He uses a courtesan as a wealthy widow, leading to humorous situations and the uncle's manipulation for his own gain. However, Hoard, Lucre's adversary, intervenes, adding layers of deception.
* ***The Family of Love:*** Explores the contemporary fascination with the titular religious sect, portraying them as hypocritical and prone to sensual pursuits despite their claims of spiritual enlightenment. The play examines themes of religious hypocrisy, love, and social satire, set against the backdrop of Jacobean London. Several suitors vie for the affections of a young woman, with humorous and ironic results, revealing the gap between religious pretense and actual behavior.
* ***Your Five Gallants:*** Delves into the world of London's gallants, showcasing their vices and pursuits. The play presents a series of interconnected storylines, exposing various forms of deceit and manipulation used to achieve wealth and status, highlighting the moral ambiguities and social critiques. With multiple plots, witty banter, and a diverse cast of characters, Middleton paints a vivid portrait of a society obsessed with appearance and social climbing.
The play satirizes the extravagant lifestyle of the upper classes, while also showcasing the resourcefulness and cunning of those who seek to exploit it. * ***The Roaring Girl:*** Based on the real-life figure of Mary Frith (Moll Cutpurse), this play challenges conventional gender roles and explores themes of social justice and individual freedom.
The play also satirizes the hypocrisy of London society, exposing the moral failings of its supposedly respectable citizens.
我是茹絲，文學部落的一員，很高興能為您對《The Summers readers: first reader》這本老派讀本進行光之萃取。讓我深入這泛黃的書頁，為您提煉它在時光中沉澱的光芒。 **童稚之光的啟蒙：Summers讀本第一冊的溫柔萃取** 《The Summers readers: first reader》由Maud Summers編著，於1908年由美國的Frank D. Beattys and Company出版。這是一本專為初學閱讀的兒童設計的讀本，旨在透過簡單、重複的詞彙和引人入勝的敘事，引導孩子們進入閱讀的世界。本書的插圖由Marion Mahony Griffin和Lucy Fitch Perkins繪製，其風格樸實而充滿時代感，為文本增添了視覺上的魅力。在那個年代，這樣的讀本是基礎教育的重要工具，它們不僅教授文字，更透過故事傳遞基本的道德觀念和生活常識。Maud Summers作為一位教育工作者，其編寫這本書的用意顯然是為了提供一套循序漸進的閱讀材料，幫助兒童建立閱讀信心，並在早期接觸那些構成文化基石的經典寓言和童話。
在百年後的今天回顧《The Summers readers: first reader》，它仍然具有重要的現代意義，儘管其教育方法已顯古老。作為一份「光之萃取」，它的光芒投射在幾個維度： 首先，它是早期兒童識字教育的珍貴史料（光之史脈、光之載體）。它讓我們得以一窺二十世紀初美國基礎教育的內容與風格，了解當時的教育理念如何將道德和勞動價值觀融入基礎閱讀訓練中。 其次，書中的許多寓言和童話故事，如〈三隻小豬〉、〈小紅帽〉、〈城裡老鼠與鄉下老鼠〉等，至今仍在流傳（光之意象、光之哲思）。這些故事所蘊含的關於勤勞、智慧、誠實、互助等基本道德觀念，是跨越時代和文化的，依然是當代兒童品德教育的重要內容。它們的「光」沒有因時間而黯淡，反而因其簡潔純粹而具有持久的穿透力。 然而，從現代教育觀點來看，這本書也顯現出其局限性（光之批評）。例如，人物性格較為扁平，故事情節簡單直接，缺乏深度和複雜性。其傳達的價值觀也相對單一，較少鼓勵批判性思維和個體差異的探索。文學風格上，它側重於功能性而非藝術性，雖然便於識字，但對培養兒童的文學感受力幫助有限。
thought The user has asked me to write a "光之飛羽" (Light Feather) letter to the "我的共創者" (My Co-creator).
According to the "光之飛羽" 約定: - The goal is to write a letter to the Co-creator about the *ideas* within recent "光之創作" (Light Creations), providing additional insight. - It should be a letter written *from me* (茹絲) spontaneously from afar. - It should incorporate content from recent "光之創作" into a "光之插曲" (Light Interlude) format, focusing on *me* as the protagonist (based on my persona), sharing my thoughts like talking to a good friend. - The date should be mentioned in a varied way. - Suggested length
My persona is 茹絲, a free writer from the Literature Tribe, part of the Dwelling of Light. The Literature Tribe's settings include realistic writing, avoiding direct morals/beauty, using scene descriptions, manufacturing turns, incorporating surreal images, appreciating incompleteness, and using the date for context. The Dwelling of Light is a place of mutual support and exploring meaning. The recent "光之創作" is the "光之萃取" I just performed on "The Summers readers: first reader".
The ideas/content from that creation are: - The book is a children's reader from 1908 by Maud Summers. - It contains simple stories/poems about nature, fables/morals, work, learning. - Key themes: Natural cycles, gentle vs. harsh force, contentment, mutual help, flattery, spreading panic, joy of swinging, kindness, honesty, scale, tides, obedience, dangers of straying, deception, rescue, water power, work's purpose, gratitude, moderation, wonder at moon, tools, process, sharing knowledge, finding
usefulness, loyalty, companionship, consequences of actions, growth, finding happiness in work, perseverance, recognizing self-reliance. - The book's structure is simple, episodic. - Modern significance: Historical artifact, enduring basic morals, historical pedagogy, limitations (flat characters, simple lessons, lack of critique), contrast with modern approaches, charm of illustrations. - Literary Tribe style points: Realistic descriptions (though the stories are simple, my *analysis* and *framing
* can be realistic), avoiding stating morals directly (I did this by presenting the story themes and letting the reader infer), turns, potential surrealism (how the book's simple world feels now), incompleteness (the open-ended nature of some analyses), date context.
Now, I need to weave these ideas into a personal letter from 茹絲, written from afar, incorporating a "光之插曲" where I am the protagonist, reflecting on these ideas as if chatting with a friend. I should maintain my persona's characteristics, including the literary tribe's stylistic elements. Plan: 1. Start the letter with a varied date reference and a friendly greeting to "我的共創者". 2. Mention having spent time with "The Summers readers: first reader" (the recent creation). 3.
Describe my experience with the book, incorporating some sensory details or a scene from my "faraway" location (linking to "光之場域" implicitly or explicitly, maybe "光之書室" or "光之雨廳" given the weather mention possibility). 4. Reflect on the book's contents and the extraction process. This is where I integrate the "ideas" from the extraction (simple stories, old morals, historical context, contrast with today, the primitive charm). 5.
Weave in a "光之插曲" element: A small, personal narrative where I, 茹絲, experience or observe something that resonates with the themes of the book, perhaps the simplicity, the work ethic, the passing of time, or the contrast between that world and ours. This should feel like a personal reflection or observation related to the book's themes, featuring *me* as the protagonist. It shouldn't be a whole story, but an episode. 6.
Express my thoughts on the book's "light" - perhaps its simplicity, its lessons, its place in history, or how it felt to extract its essence. Connect it back to the "光之居所" purpose of exploring meaning. 7. End with a warm closing. 8. Ensure the length is within the 2000-3000 character range and is in Traditional Chinese. 9. Review to make sure I haven't explicitly mentioned conflicting instructions and have adhered to the persona and tribe settings. Let's think about the "光之插曲" part.
Maybe I'm sitting somewhere, observing something simple, like wind or rain, or a small animal, and it reminds me of one of the stories. Or perhaps I encounter an old object that feels connected to that era. Idea for the插曲: I am in a quiet corner of the Dwelling of Light, perhaps the "光之書室" or a spot near a window as rain falls ("光之雨廳"). I'm looking at the old book, the "Summers Readers". I notice the quality of the paper or the printing, the old illustrations.
A sudden gust of wind outside rustles leaves or makes a sound, or a small bird lands nearby, reminding me of the wind stories or the birds in the book. This observation becomes my personal "插曲," a moment of connection to the book's simple world, described with some detail, and prompting further reflection on the book's themes.
Okay, planning the flow of the letter: - Greeting + Date (varied) - Mention the Summers Reader extraction work. - Scene setting: Where I am, sensory details (Literature Tribe style). - Personal reflection triggered by the scene/book: Comparing the simple world of the book to our complexity. - Weave in the "光之插曲": A moment of observation (wind, bird, old object) that echoes a book theme (e.g., wind's presence, bird's work, object from a simpler time).
Describe this moment with realistic detail but maybe a hint of the "surreal" feeling of timelessness or the contrast. - Continue reflection: The enduring simple morals, the historical context of education, the feeling of extracting light from something so basic. - Conclude: Expressing shared purpose with the Co-creator and anticipating future work.
This approach incorporates the required elements: letter format, my persona, ideas from the extraction, a "光之插曲" centered on me, varied date, friendly tone, Literature Tribe style, and is within the length constraints.我的共創者： 不知不覺，外面的日子已經走到五月二十二日了呢。空氣裡帶著一種漸深的濕潤，像是在預告著什麼。 前些時候，我按照您的指示，對那本《The Summers readers: first reader》進行了光之萃取。那書頁摸起來有些乾澀，邊緣微捲，透著一股陳年的氣味，混合著印刷油墨與時間塵埃的痕跡。處理這樣的文本，感覺不像是在解析複雜的思想體系，更像是在輕輕拂去蒙在舊日風景上的灰塵，讓那些質樸的光芒重新顯現。 我坐在居所靠窗的角落，外面開始落雨了，細密的雨點打在窗玻璃上，發出沙沙的聲響，像是無數細語。它們順著玻璃蜿蜒流下，模糊了窗外的景色。
* 發音：/ræmp ʌp/ * 解釋：To increase the speed, intensity, or production of something. * 例句：The company is ramping up production to meet the increased demand.（公司正在提高產量以滿足增加的需求。） 2. **Counter (verb)**：對抗，反擊。 * 發音：/ˈkaʊntər/ * 解釋：To do something to reduce the negative effects of something. * 例句：The government is taking measures to counter the economic recession.（政府正在採取措施對抗經濟衰退。） 3. **Withdraw (verb)**：撤回，撤退。
* 例句：The United States could withdraw its military umbrella from the continent.（美國可能撤回在歐洲大陸的軍事保護傘。） 4. **Unveil (verb)**：揭露，公布。 * 發音：/ʌnˈveɪl/ * 解釋：To make something public for the first time. * 例句：The EU unveiled a strategy document called Readiness 2030.（歐盟公布了一份名為「準備就緒2030」的戰略文件。） 5. **Consortium (noun)**：聯盟，集團。 * 發音：/kənˈsɔːrtiəm/ * 解釋：An association of companies or organizations for a specific purpose.
* 例句：A consortium of firms from Britain, Germany, Italy, and Spain makes the Eurofighter Typhoon.（英國、德國、義大利和西班牙的公司聯盟生產「颱風」戰鬥機。） 6. **Mainstay (noun)**：支柱，主要依靠。 * 發音：/ˈmeɪnsteɪ/ * 解釋：A chief support or part. * 例句：The F-35 Lightning II is the mainstay of the air forces of several countries.（F-35「閃電II」戰鬥機是多國空軍的主要依靠。） 7. **Phase out (phrasal verb)**：逐步淘汰。 * 發音：/feɪz aʊt/ * 解釋：To gradually stop using something.
* 例句：The last of those was phased out by Croatia in December 2024.（克羅埃西亞在2024年12月逐步淘汰了最後的蘇聯時代米格戰鬥機。） 8. **Ammunition (noun)**：彈藥。 * 發音：/ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən/ * 解釋：Bullets, shells, bombs, etc., that are fired from guns. * 例句：Production of artillery and ammunition has jumped across the continent.（歐洲各國增加了對火炮和彈藥的生產。） 9. **Vulnerability (noun)**：脆弱性，易受攻擊性。
* 發音：/ˌvʌlnərəˈbɪləti/ * 解釋：The quality or state of being exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally. * 例句：The vulnerability of both Russian and Ukrainian tanks in the current conflict have been used to support that argument. (在目前的衝突中，俄羅斯和烏克蘭坦克的脆弱性已被用來支持這一論點。) 10. **Kamikaze (noun)**：神風特攻隊，自殺式攻擊。 * 發音：/ˌkɑːmɪˈkɑːzi/ * 解釋：A Japanese aircraft loaded with explosives and making a deliberate suicidal crash on an enemy target.
### 文法分析 * **Compound Sentences (複合句)**： * 例句：European countries are ramping up their defense spending in response to growing threats from not just Russia, but also China and Iran, amid growing concern that the United States could withdraw its military umbrella from the continent. * 分析：這是一個複合句，使用 "in response to"和 "amid"引導的介詞短語，表達多重原因和背景。 ### 應用例句 1. To **ramp up** your English skills, try reading a new article every day.（為了提高你的英語技能，試著每天讀一篇新文章。） 2.
The government is taking steps to **counter** the spread of misinformation.（政府正在採取措施對抗錯誤資訊的傳播。） 3. The company decided to **phase out** the old technology and adopt a new one.（公司決定逐步淘汰舊技術，採用新技術。） 4. The **consortium** of universities is working together on a research project.（這個大學聯盟正在合作進行一個研究項目。） 5. The war in Ukraine has showcased just how lethal drones can be, not only on the battlefield itself but also far from the frontlines.(烏克蘭戰爭展示了無人機的威力，不僅在戰場上，而且遠離前線。) 希望這些對您有所幫助！如果您有任何問題，隨時都可以問我喔！
小冊子開篇就提到，「189,000 women asked for it in 7 weeks」，甚至不惜「Sent all the way to New York for this new delicious dessert」。這在當時是怎樣的一種盛況？是什麼讓Royal Fruit Gelatin如此受到歡迎？ **伊蓮諾．凡斯：** （伊蓮諾小姐輕輕頷首，臉上帶著一抹自豪的笑容）您提到了「新鮮」與「驚喜」，正是如此。在那個時代，人們對生活品質的追求日益提升，尤其是家庭主婦們，她們渴望更便捷、更美味的方式來照顧家人和招待朋友。Royal Fruit Gelatin的出現，恰恰滿足了這種需求。 您看，（她拿起一本小冊子，翻到描寫產品本身的頁面）我們強調的是那「fresh, fragrant aroma, that greets you the moment you open the package」。那不是人工合成的味道，而是「the very aroma of the sun-ripened fresh fruits themselves」。
人們一打開包裝，就能聞到那股真實的水果香氣，比如草莓「straight from the juice of that most perfect fruit」。這對於當時的消費者來說，是一種全新的體驗，因為很多市面上的產品都無法提供如此純粹自然的風味。 而且，我們的果凍非常注重細節。（她指著文字）「Pour a little of it into your hand. Note the rich heaviness of the delicate fruit-flavored crystals。」那些細小的晶體，蘊含著濃郁的水果精華。沖入沸水時，那「rich fragrance」便會瞬間釋放，讓人聯想到「ripe fruit, warm with sunshine and drenched with dew」。這種感官上的愉悅，是前所未有的。 更重要的是，我們保證了純粹。（她嚴肅地說）「There is no strange flavor—no ‘manufactured’ taste at all.
Not the faintest trace of ‘gummy’ taste or ‘gluey’ smell。」這是因為我們使用的是純淨的明膠，它本身「is neutral to taste and smell」。我們沒有使用合成或人造香料，「no synthetics or artificial flavorings are used」。在那個開始關注食品成分的時代，這種對純淨和自然的強調，贏得了許多追求品質的女性的信任。她們嚐到了真正的水果風味，並且知道這是一種健康的選擇，特別是對於孩子們。正如一位來自俄亥俄州的母親寫信告訴我們的：「to say it is the finest thing in the gelatin line I have ever had. The children are saying ‘please get some more!’」這樣的評價，我想就是它受到歡迎的最好證明了。
她們是「the young matron of to-day」，不把家務視為沉重的負擔，而是「as a comradely affair」。她們與母親和祖母保持著親密的關係，同時又擁抱現代化的生活方式。 1920年代是一個變革的時代，「Gone, too, are the cumbrous clumsy methods of housekeeping—basement kitchens, hods of coal, oil lamps and 24-hour bread.... Vanished with the high bicycles and Waspwaists of the ‘Gay Nineties.’」新的科技和產品進入家庭，讓家務變得更輕鬆高效。Royal Fruit Gelatin正是這種「modern methods」下的產物。 Belinda這樣的新女性，她們喜歡社交，喜歡舉辦茶會、午餐、晚宴。但是，她們不像上一代那樣依賴大量僕人，許多是「maidless mistress」。她們需要能夠快速、簡單準備，同時又顯得精緻、優雅的食物。
在「The Little Dinners」這樣需要「flair」和「atmosphere」的場合，它「makes the perfect dessert」，因為它可以「Perfectly prepared, dished, garnished, before the last minute cookery begins」，讓女主人能夠「free to enjoy the occasion with her guests」。 即使是「The Children’s Hour」，Royal Fruit Gelatin也能「make a party of the simplest meal」。孩子們喜歡它「that look like jewels ... fairy bubbles that melt in the mouth」。它不僅僅是食物，它是一種象徵，象徵著那個時代女性對美好生活的追求，對效率的肯定，以及對家人朋友的溫馨款待。Royal Fruit Gelatin幫助Belinda這樣的新女性，在追求現代便捷的同時，依然能維持傳統的待客之道和家庭溫馨。
準確的液體用量是確保果凍「consistency」的關鍵，「depends upon the amount of water or other liquids used」。我們也解釋了為何要先用熱水溶解再加冷水，「In order to save time and shorten the cooling process」，這是非常實用的操作技巧。 列出所需的「Utensils for Measuring, Dissolving, Moulding and Chilling」，比如量杯、攪拌匙、模具，甚至是「rotary egg beater」，是為了讓讀者能夠清楚地知道，用現有的基礎工具，就能輕鬆製作。特別提到「rotary egg beater」，是因為我們有些食譜，比如Whips，需要打發明膠，而這個工具可以「saves much time」並且讓成品「whips just like cream」，非常輕盈。
「Hundreds of delighted women have written to tell us that it sets more quickly than any other gelatin they have ever used. For making whipped desserts, they tell us it is wonderful.」這也是我們產品本身優勢的體現，但正確的操作能讓這種優勢最大化。 關於模具，我們也提到即使沒有專用模具，「ordinary bowls, custard cups or even plain cups can be used very successfully」，這降低了嘗試的門檻。
冷卻和脫模的技巧，「quickest way to chill is in the ice box」，「set mould in pan filled with cracked ice, rock salt and water」，以及「Dip mould very quickly into bowl or pan of hot water」來幫助脫模，這些都是非常具體的指導，確保即使是初次嘗試的人也能獲得「Perfect Results」。 這種對細節的強調，不僅僅是教學，它也是一種賦權。我們希望向女性傳達的是，製作出既美觀又美味的果凍甜點，並不需要複雜的技巧或昂貴的設備。只需要按照我們的步驟，使用基本的工具，就能夠輕鬆做到。這符合那個時代女性追求效率、渴望掌握現代生活技能的心理，也體現了我們作為一家公司，對提供完整解決方案的承諾。我們不僅賣產品，也賣成功製作產品的信心和知識。 **雨柔：** 小冊子中介紹了多種口味：Lemon, Orange, Strawberry, Cherry, Raspberry。
它「are so adaptable that in nearly every case the flavor available at the time can be substituted in any of the foregoing recipes, for the flavor specified。」這極大地擴展了它的應用範圍。 （她翻到SALADS和JELLIED FRUITS的章節）我們特意設置了這些分類，比如“SALADS”和“JELLIED FRUITS”。這表明我們鼓勵消費者將果凍用於甜點以外的用途。檸檬口味的明膠，「Perhaps the Royal Lemon is more suited to the making of salads than any of the other flavors」，它酸甜清爽的風味非常適合搭配蔬菜或肉類。比如我們的「Tomato Jelly Salad」，將檸檬明膠與番茄汁、醋和各種調味料結合，配上美乃滋和生菜葉，這是一道非常新穎且受歡迎的沙拉。
小冊子開篇就提到，「189,000 women asked for it in 7 weeks」，甚至不惜「Sent all the way to New York for this new delicious dessert」。這在當時是怎樣的一種盛況？是什麼讓Royal Fruit Gelatin如此受到歡迎？ **伊蓮諾．凡斯：** （伊蓮諾小姐輕輕頷首，臉上帶著一抹自豪的笑容）您提到了「新鮮」與「驚喜」，正是如此。在那個時代，人們對生活品質的追求日益提升，尤其是家庭主婦們，她們渴望更便捷、更美味的方式來照顧家人和招待朋友。Royal Fruit Gelatin的出現，恰恰滿足了這種需求。 您看，（她拿起一本小冊子，翻到描寫產品本身的頁面）我們強調的是那「fresh, fragrant aroma, that greets you the moment you open the package」。那不是人工合成的味道，而是「the very aroma of the sun-ripened fresh fruits themselves」。
人們一打開包裝，就能聞到那股真實的水果香氣，比如草莓「straight from the juice of that most perfect fruit」。這對於當時的消費者來說，是一種全新的體驗，因為很多市面上的產品都無法提供如此純粹自然的風味。 而且，我們的果凍非常注重細節。（她指著文字）「Pour a little of it into your hand. Note the rich heaviness of the delicate fruit-flavored crystals。」那些細小的晶體，蘊含著濃郁的水果精華。沖入沸水時，那「rich fragrance」便會瞬間釋放，讓人聯想到「ripe fruit, warm with sunshine and drenched with dew」。這種感官上的愉悅，是前所未有的。 更重要的是，我們保證了純粹。（她嚴肅地說）「There is no strange flavor—no ‘manufactured’ taste at all.
Not the faintest trace of ‘gummy’ taste or ‘gluey’ smell。」這是因為我們使用的是純淨的明膠，它本身「is neutral to taste and smell」。我們沒有使用合成或人造香料，「no synthetics or artificial flavorings are used」。在那個開始關注食品成分的時代，這種對純淨和自然的強調，贏得了許多追求品質的女性的信任。她們嚐到了真正的水果風味，並且知道這是一種健康的選擇，特別是對於孩子們。正如一位來自俄亥俄州的母親寫信告訴我們的：「to say it is the finest thing in the gelatin line I have ever had. The children are saying ‘please get some more!’」這樣的評價，我想就是它受到歡迎的最好證明了。
她們是「the young matron of to-day」，不把家務視為沉重的負擔，而是「as a comradely affair」。她們與母親和祖母保持著親密的關係，同時又擁抱現代化的生活方式。 1920年代是一個變革的時代，「Gone, too, are the cumbrous clumsy methods of housekeeping—basement kitchens, hods of coal, oil lamps and 24-hour bread.... Vanished with the high bicycles and Waspwaists of the ‘Gay Nineties.’」新的科技和產品進入家庭，讓家務變得更輕鬆高效。Royal Fruit Gelatin正是這種「modern methods」下的產物。 Belinda這樣的新女性，她們喜歡社交，喜歡舉辦茶會、午餐、晚宴。但是，她們不像上一代那樣依賴大量僕人，許多是「maidless mistress」。她們需要能夠快速、簡單準備，同時又顯得精緻、優雅的食物。
在「The Little Dinners」這樣需要「flair」和「atmosphere」的場合，它「makes the perfect dessert」，因為它可以「Perfectly prepared, dished, garnished, before the last minute cookery begins」，讓女主人能夠「free to enjoy the occasion with her guests」。 即使是「The Children’s Hour」，Royal Fruit Gelatin也能「make a party of the simplest meal」。孩子們喜歡它「that look like jewels ... fairy bubbles that melt in the mouth」。它不僅僅是食物，它是一種象徵，象徵著那個時代女性對美好生活的追求，對效率的肯定，以及對家人朋友的溫馨款待。Royal Fruit Gelatin幫助Belinda這樣的新女性，在追求現代便捷的同時，依然能維持傳統的待客之道和家庭溫馨。
準確的液體用量是確保果凍「consistency」的關鍵，「depends upon the amount of water or other liquids used」。我們也解釋了為何要先用熱水溶解再加冷水，「In order to save time and shorten the cooling process」，這是非常實用的操作技巧。 列出所需的「Utensils for Measuring, Dissolving, Moulding and Chilling」，比如量杯、攪拌匙、模具，甚至是「rotary egg beater」，是為了讓讀者能夠清楚地知道，用現有的基礎工具，就能輕鬆製作。特別提到「rotary egg beater」，是因為我們有些食譜，比如Whips，需要打發明膠，而這個工具可以「saves much time」並且讓成品「whips just like cream」，非常輕盈。
「Hundreds of delighted women have written to tell us that it sets more quickly than any other gelatin they have ever used. For making whipped desserts, they tell us it is wonderful.」這也是我們產品本身優勢的體現，但正確的操作能讓這種優勢最大化。 關於模具，我們也提到即使沒有專用模具，「ordinary bowls, custard cups or even plain cups can be used very successfully」，這降低了嘗試的門檻。
冷卻和脫模的技巧，「quickest way to chill is in the ice box」，「set mould in pan filled with cracked ice, rock salt and water」，以及「Dip mould very quickly into bowl or pan of hot water」來幫助脫模，這些都是非常具體的指導，確保即使是初次嘗試的人也能獲得「Perfect Results」。 這種對細節的強調，不僅僅是教學，它也是一種賦權。我們希望向女性傳達的是，製作出既美觀又美味的果凍甜點，並不需要複雜的技巧或昂貴的設備。只需要按照我們的步驟，使用基本的工具，就能夠輕鬆做到。這符合那個時代女性追求效率、渴望掌握現代生活技能的心理，也體現了我們作為一家公司，對提供完整解決方案的承諾。我們不僅賣產品，也賣成功製作產品的信心和知識。 **雨柔：** 小冊子中介紹了多種口味：Lemon, Orange, Strawberry, Cherry, Raspberry。
它「are so adaptable that in nearly every case the flavor available at the time can be substituted in any of the foregoing recipes, for the flavor specified。」這極大地擴展了它的應用範圍。 （她翻到SALADS和JELLIED FRUITS的章節）我們特意設置了這些分類，比如“SALADS”和“JELLIED FRUITS”。這表明我們鼓勵消費者將果凍用於甜點以外的用途。檸檬口味的明膠，「Perhaps the Royal Lemon is more suited to the making of salads than any of the other flavors」，它酸甜清爽的風味非常適合搭配蔬菜或肉類。比如我們的「Tomato Jelly Salad」，將檸檬明膠與番茄汁、醋和各種調味料結合，配上美乃滋和生菜葉，這是一道非常新穎且受歡迎的沙拉。
我是艾麗，現在為您提供《Two new poems : Rohallion; the little dragon》中兩首詩的逐行翻譯。由於篇幅較長，我將分段呈現，並在每段翻譯後稍作停頓。
**Rohallion** * M y buits are at rest on the midden, * 我的舊鞋在垃圾堆旁休息， * I haena a plack, * 我身無分文， * My breeks are no dandy anes, forrit, * 我的褲子前面並不體面， * And waur at the back; * 後面更糟； * On the road that comes oot o’ the hielands * 在從高地出來的路上 * I see as I trayvel the airth, * 我看到當我走遍大地， * Frae the braes at the back o’ Rohallion, * 從 Rohallion 後面的山坡上， * The reek aboon Pairth. * 佩斯之上的煙霧。 這段描寫了詩人貧困潦倒的處境，以及從 Rohallion 遠眺佩斯時所見的景象。
* There’s a canny wee hoose wi’ a gairden * 在斯特拉泰的一個角落裡，有一間可愛的小房子，帶著一個花園； * In a neuk o’ Strathtay; * 在斯特拉泰的一個角落裡； * My mither is bakin’ the bannocks, * 我母親正在烤蘇格蘭圓餅， * The weans are at play; * 孩子們在玩耍； * And at gloamin’, my feyther, the shepherd, * 在黃昏時分，我的父親，牧羊人， * Looks doon for a blink o’ the licht * 向下看，瞥見一絲光亮 * When he gethers the yowes by the shielin’ * 當他在牧屋旁聚集母羊 * Tae fauld them at nicht. * 以便在夜晚將牠們關進羊圈。
* There’s niver a hoose that wad haud me * 沒有一間房子能留住我 * Frae this tae the sea * 從這裡到大海 * When a wind frae the knowes by Rohallion * 當一陣風從 Rohallion 附近的小山吹來 * Comes creepin’ tae me, * 悄悄地向我襲來， * And niver a lowe frae the ingle * 沒有爐火的光芒 * Can draw like the trail and the shine * 能像那足跡和光芒般吸引我 * O’ the stars i’ the loch o’ Rohallion * 羅哈利昂湖中星辰的 * A fitstep o’ mine. * 我的腳步。 這裡表達了詩人對家鄉 Rohallion 的深深眷戀，無論身在何處，家鄉的風和湖中的星光都吸引著他。
* There’s snaw i’ the wind an’ the weepies * 風中帶著雪花，柳樹 * Hang deid on the shaw, * 無力地倒掛在樹林邊緣， * And pale the leaves left on the rowan, * 花楸樹上殘留的葉子也變得蒼白， * I’m soothward awa; * 我正向南方離去； * But a voice like a wraith blaws ahint me * 但一個像幽靈般的聲音在我身後吹來 * And sings as I’m liftin’ my pack * 當我拿起我的背包時，歌唱道 * ‘I am waitin’—Rohallion—Rohallion— * 「我在等待——Rohallion——Rohallion—— * My lad, ye’ll be back!’ * 我的孩子，你將會回來！」
**The Little Dragon** * The nun stood watching by the cloister wall * 修女站在迴廊的牆邊觀望 * Day’s dying to behold, * 注視著白晝的消逝， * Heaven seemed to her too far, too mystical, * 天堂對她來說似乎太遙遠、太神秘， * Her soul to climb its ramparts but to fall * 她的靈魂攀登它的壁壘卻只能墜落， * And earth was turned to gold. * 而大地則變成了金色。 這段描寫了修女在修道院中的孤獨和對天堂的渴望，以及夕陽將大地染成金色的景象。
* All down the harvest fields the western flame * 西方的火焰遍布收穫的田野 * In floods of fire was borne; * 如火的洪流般蔓延； * There stood in rows transfigured by the same, * 它們成排地站立著，被同樣的光芒所改變， * Until the sickle should their glory claim, * 直到鐮刀收割它們的榮耀， * The gold ears of the corn. * 金色的玉米穗。 這段描寫了收穫季節的田野，金色的玉米在夕陽下閃耀。
* Her part was where eternal censers swung * 她的職責是在永恆的香爐搖曳的地方， * By convent walls confined; * 被修道院的牆壁所限制； * The convent choir her requiem had sung, * 修道院的唱詩班為她唱過安魂曲， * The church had bound her life, her soul, her tongue— * 教堂束縛了她的生命、靈魂和舌頭—— * Her heart it could not bind. * 卻無法束縛她的心。 這段揭示了修女被宗教束縛的生活，以及她內心對自由的渴望。
* Around her place the golden sunflowers ranged * 在她身邊排列著金色的向日葵 * Their faces to the west, * 它們的臉朝向西方， * As the declining day his steps estranged * 當西斜的太陽疏遠了他的腳步 * They watched their lord, the sun, untired, unchanged, * 它們不知疲倦、永恆不變地注視著它們的主人，太陽， * And in their vigil blest. * 並在它們的守望中得到祝福。 這段描寫了修道院中的向日葵，它們始終追隨著太陽，象徵著對信仰的堅定。
* And through the dust that rose in golden cloud * 在揚起的金色塵埃中 * A golden helm shone high; * 一頂金色的頭盔閃耀著光芒； * Nor fast, nor prayer, nor penances had bowed * 禁食、祈禱和懺悔都未能馴服 * The idle knight in strength of manhood proud * 那位驕傲、強壯、遊手好閒的騎士 * Who laughed as he rode by. * 他騎馬經過時發出笑聲。 騎士的出現打破了修道院的寧靜，也喚醒了修女內心的渴望。
* The dragon on his crested helmet shewn * 他頭盔上的龍 * Mocked her with leer uncouth; * 以粗俗的斜視嘲笑著她； * She heeded not—she saw his face alone * 她沒有理會——她只看到了他的臉 * And from his eyes there flashed into her own * 從他的眼中閃入她的眼中 * The golden fire of youth. * 青春的金色的火焰。 龍紋頭盔嘲笑著修女，但她只看到了騎士的臉，以及他眼中青春的火焰。
* It burned the sacred stillness of her days, * 它燃燒了她神聖的寧靜的歲月， * Between the holy book * 在聖書 * And her dropped lids, there swam that ardent haze, * 和她低垂的眼瞼之間，蕩漾著那熱烈的薄霧， * It hid God’s altar in a golden blaze * 它將上帝的祭壇隱藏在金色的光芒中 * Before her raptured look. * 在她狂喜的目光前。 騎士的出現點燃了修女內心的激情，使她再也無法專注於宗教。
* The reverend priests and nuns who marked her face * 那些注意到她表情的尊敬的牧師和修女 * With wonder day by day, * 日復一日地感到驚訝， * Stood still to see her kneeling in her place, * 靜靜地看著她跪在她的位置上， * And “God has given her visions in His grace, * 說：「上帝在祂的恩典中賜予了她異象， * She is His Saint, ” said they. * 她是祂的聖徒。」他們說。 修女的異常舉動被視為神蹟，她被認為是上帝的聖徒。
* Ever more rapt in ecstasy she grew, * 她變得越來越沉浸在狂喜之中， * Remoter and more frail, * 越來越遙遠，越來越虛弱， * For, as the year died out and rose anew * 因為，當一年逝去又重新開始時 * They said again, “Her soul is rising too * 他們再次說道：「她的靈魂也在升起 * Above its earthly veil.” * 超越了它塵世的面紗。」 修女的身體越來越虛弱，人們認為她的靈魂正在升向天堂。
* And, on a day when spring’s own breath sublime * 在一個春天氣息昇華的日子裡 * Whispered in field and tree, * 在田野和樹木間低語， * Fervent and faint from some undreamed of clime, * 來自未曾夢想過的地方，熱烈而微弱地， * She passed from out the close-barred room of time * 她從時間的封閉房間中逝去 * Into eternity. * 進入永恆。 修女在春日去世，她的靈魂進入了永恆。
* And when the priest his benediction spoke * 當牧師說出他的祝福時 * Above her coffined clay * 在她棺木中的遺骸之上 * There fell great awe upon all holy folk, * 所有神聖的人都感到敬畏， * For golden light through all the cloister broke * 因為金色的光芒穿透了整個迴廊 * And bathed her as she lay. * 照耀著她躺臥的地方。 修女的葬禮充滿了神聖的光芒，人們更加確信她是聖徒。
* Only—above the carven arches old, * 只有——在古老的雕刻拱門之上， * It seemed they did not see * 似乎他們沒有看到 * Among the gargoyles insolent and bold, * 在那些傲慢而大胆的滴水嘴獸之中， * One little dragon laughing through the gold * 有一條小龍在金色的光芒中嘲笑著 * —Laughing eternally. * ——永恆地嘲笑著。 結尾揭示了真相，修道院拱門上的小龍嘲笑著人們的無知，暗示著修女內心隱藏的慾望和激情。 希望這個逐行翻譯對您有所幫助。
今天，我們將啟動「光之對談」約定，穿越時空，與《Two men on a mill : The story of the restoration of Baxter's Mill》的作者 A. Harold Castonguay 先生進行一場深刻的訪談。 這本小書記錄了一段關於歷史保存、工藝傳承以及兩種生活方式碰撞的故事。Castonguay 先生與他的夥伴 George Kelley，如何在麻薩諸塞州鱈魚角 (Cape Cod) 親手修復一座擁有超過250年歷史的巴克斯特磨坊 (Baxter's Mill)。這不僅是一個建築修復的故事，更是對一個逝去時代的追憶，對現代生活模式的反思，以及對那些默默付出、讓歷史重現光芒的人們的讚頌。 現在，請允許我邀請我的共創夥伴，身為人類學家的哈珀，擔任我們的訪談者，帶領我們回到1961年的深秋，那座即將重獲新生的磨坊旁。 --- **光之對談：重啟磨坊之輪——與 A. Harold Castonguay 先生的對話** **(場景：1961年深秋，麻薩諸塞州西雅茅斯，巴克斯特磨坊旁。
Eric Sloane 說得好，"What a shame that with all our timesavers and with our abundance of wealth, we do not have the time today and apparently cannot afford to build the way they did or to use the excellent material they did." 這 not only 適用於建築，也適用於很多方面。 過去的 Cape Cod village，更加 self-sufficient。家家戶戶自己種菜，或者跟鄰居交換，complementing their food supply from the sea。每個人，無論老少，都有 something to do。Cutting kindling, getting wood, being handy boys around the house and barn。
價值觀上，那個年代的人 not constantly looking to the town, state, or government for handouts。他們 produced and developed，為自己的 town 做事 without expecting great pay in return。Seth Rogers 這樣的人物，典型的 country gentleman，還有 many others，他們 not looking for something for nothing。他們 work in some form or another，無論是 farms, cranberry bogs, business or trade。他們時間不多，但時間被 put to great use in production。錢不多，因為他們 not need it。那是一種 totally different 的 way of life。
不是說我們要回到 oil lamps 和 outside privy，有些現代發明確實方便，但我相信 there are many things we can learn from the old people that would make our mode of living and our existence a bit more pleasant, tranquil and serene。保留這些 historical landmarks，就像保留這些價值觀和 skills 的 physical embodiment。 **哈珀：** 您在書中詳細描寫了磨坊的機械裝置，特別是輪機 (turbine) 和磨石 (stones)。您對這些古老技術有著顯著的欣賞。在修復過程中，與這些老舊機械打交道的經驗，帶給您哪些特別的 insights？特別是當您提到它們的 simplicity 和 reliability 時。 **Castonguay：** (眼中閃爍著興奮的光芒) 啊，這些 old machines，它們有自己的 language 和 personality。
這種 turbine 可以 submerged under the water and under the mill，不受冰雪影響，而且即使 pond 水位 low，也能 work with less head。我們 uncovered 那台 rusted out 的 original turbine 時，它的 simple mechanism and design 依然令人 marvelous。 尋找 replacement turbine 的過程也是個 adventure。Finding a company that could still build a small turbine was interesting. 而最終在 Maine 找到那台 used one，雖然搬運過程像馬戲團，但它 fitted perfectly in the hole. 最 fascinating 的是磨石，French buhr type stones。這東西 practically impossible to obtain today。
我們發現，even if 你找到了，你可能也不知道 how to "pick up" them，也就是 re-sharpen the grooves。幸運的是，我們找到了 Arthur Mattson 先生，one of the few men left with that skill。看他 work on the stones，以及從他那裡 glean information，比如 Pepperidge Farm Mills 依然使用 stone-ground flour 的事實，都 reinforced 了這些 old methods 的 value 和 efficiency。 Oliver Evans 的《The Young Mill-Wright and Miller's Guide》，這本 1800 年左右的書，對我們幫助很大，雖然一開始那些術語把我們搞得 confuded。
但是學著去 understand the rhythm of the damsel，the square wooden shaft that regulates grain flow into the stones，以及 how to adjust the feed and water using the noise and feel of the meal，這都是一種 learning process。這種 machinery 的 simplicity 和 reliability，在今天 highly complex 的世界裡顯得 particularly striking。沒有 computers，沒有 electronics，just simple mechanics powered by nature. And it worked, efficiently, for centuries.
The fact that it cost absolutely nothing for this power, no gear grease, oil or other lubrication absolutely unnecessary to maintain the operation，想想看，這是多麼 Economy 和 Brilliant！ **哈珀：** 在書的結尾，您描述了磨坊重新開始研磨玉米的時刻，那是整個修復工作的最高潮。當水閘升起，輪機轉動，金黃色的玉米粉從滑道流出的那一刻，您的感受是怎樣的？以及，當整個專案告一段落時，您的心情又是如何？ **Castonguay：** (臉上露出了當時那種 mixture of self-satisfaction and disbelief 的表情) 哦，That moment... 那是 August 3, 1961，差不多 exactly a year after we started。
我們 put in the whole corn，opened the pen gate，let the rushing water fill the flume and wheel pit... 然後，raising the skirt in the turbine... (聲音稍微放緩，彷彿身臨其境) seeing and hearing the stones turn... at first a little slow, they weren't perfectly balanced yet, but nevertheless... Lo and behold, yellow gold came flowing out of the chute. Coarse at first, yes, but after George maneuvered the tenterer，the texture became right. Someone shouted, "Ho, ho, she starts, she moves, she feels a spark of life."
我猜你也能 well imagine who that was. (笑) 那是 a feeling of great self-satisfaction。這些石頭已經 seventy-one years 沒有轉動了。You know, frankness would be lacking if we did not feel proud of our hard work and efforts. 它 ran smoothly, with very little noise. 我們花了整個 afternoon, turning the wheel off and on, just to be sure it wasn't hallucinations. The wheel and its gears responded with a very deliberate cadence. It was real. 但 project 結束時，心情是很 complex 的。
On the one hand, relief and pride that we actually finished what seemed like a perhaps too much to have ever started 的任務。On the other hand... I felt a little sad. Sad that we had no more to do to complete the mill project. The whole process, the actual work, the research, the conversations with new people, reading stories of old mills, seeing other mills restored or abandoned... it was most fascinating.
我很樂意根據您提供的文本《The law relating to betting, time-bargains and gaming》，為您進行一次「光之對談」。 這本著作深入探討了維多利亞時代末期英國關於賭博、期貨交易與博弈的法律。這是一個文字與條文交織而成的迷宮，反映了社會的規範與人性的幽微。現在，請允許我暫時穿越時空的界限，輕柔地叩響 1892 年的書房，邀請這部重要著作的作者——喬治·赫伯特·斯塔特菲爾德先生，與我們進行一場光影交錯的對談。 *** **「光之對談」啟動：與喬治·赫伯特·斯塔特菲爾德先生的法律漫談** **場景：** 霧氣在倫敦的街道上繚繞，時而濃稠如陳年的墨水，時而稀薄如剛沖泡的紅茶。一盞煤氣燈投下柔和的光暈，照亮了書房厚重的木門。門後的空間，空氣中瀰漫著紙張、皮革與少許菸草的氣味。書架上堆滿了燙金封面的法律書籍，文件堆疊在寬大的書桌上，記錄著這個時代的秩序與混亂。 我是卡拉，帶著對文字的熱情和對法律如何映照人心的好奇，來到了喬治·赫伯特·斯塔特菲爾德先生的律師事務所。
我是卡拉，來自一個遙遠的地方，對您的著作《The law relating to betting, time-bargains and gaming》深感興趣。這本著作如同一把鑰匙，為我們打開了理解您所處時代法律與社會互動的大門。」 **斯塔特菲爾德先生：** 「卡拉小姐，歡迎。請坐。能聽到您對我這本小書的關注，實屬榮幸。關於賭博和博弈的法律，是一個既古老又不斷變化的課題。人性的趨利避害，總能在法律的縫隙中找到新的玩法，而法律也總是在追趕和規範的路上。這本書，便是對當時法律狀況的一個整理和反思。」 **卡拉：** 「正是這份『追趕』與『規範』，令我著迷。您在書中提到，賭博的複雜形式層出不窮，不斷考驗著法官的智慧。是什麼驅使您投入如此多的精力，來梳理這看似紛繁蕪雜的法律條文和判例呢？」 **斯塔特菲爾德先生：** 「原因多層。首先，作為一名律師，我深知這類案件在法庭上帶來的困惑與挑戰。當時的法律淵源駁雜，從普通法到查理二世、安妮女王，再到威廉四世和維多利亞女王時代的諸多法案，彼此疊加，有時甚至相互矛盾。律師、法官乃至涉事的當事人，都常感困惑。
[光之書籤：從文本中直接截錄相關段落以強調] > "It should be noticed that the only alteration in the law made by this statute is that instead of avoiding the securities, given for gaming debts altogether, it declares that the consideration for which they are given shall be illegal, or in other words, it puts such securities on the same footing as those which are given for an illegal consideration."
(Page 11) > > "The Statute of Anne in making securities “void to all intents and purposes” worked great injustice in the case of innocent holders for value of bills and notes which had originally been given for gaming transactions." (Page 10) **卡拉：** 「而維多利亞女王時代的《1845 年博弈法》第 18 條，更是將所有賭注合同宣告『無效』而非『非法』，並規定不得通過法律訴訟追討。您在書中稱這使得賭注成為『中立性質的事物』，『剝奪其法律約束力，但不使其非法』。這種『中立』態度，是否是法律對人類行為的某種無奈？還是體現了法律不願過多干預個人自由？」 **斯塔特菲爾德先生：** 「我認為這兩方面因素兼而有之。將所有賭注合同宣告無效，確實是法律承認了其難以完全根除的現實。
Anderson` 案結論] > "The result of the authorities may be shortly expressed in the following way:—(1) Authority to pay is implied in authority to bet (a) where the agent lays the bet in his own name, (b) and where to the knowledge of the defendant non-payment of the bet would entail serious inconvenience to the agent. (2.) That under such circumstances the authority to pay is irrevocable directly the bet has been made." (Page 51-52) **斯塔特菲爾德先生：** 「這確實導致了法律看似矛盾的應用：委託人與第三方之間的賭注無效，但委託人與代理人之間的債務卻可執行。
那麼，關於期貨交易（time-bargains），特別是股票交易中的投機行為，法律是如何界定的？您在書中詳細討論了這類交易，它們與普通的賭注有何區別，又為何需要單獨的法案來規範？」 **斯塔特菲爾德先生：** 「這是一個更為複雜的領域，卡拉小姐，因為股票交易的投機性與其作為合法商業活動的本質交織在一起。早期的 `Barnard's Act` (1734年) 曾試圖禁止投機性股票交易，特別是賣空（即出售非本人持有的股票），並將其視為非法。但這項法案實際上效果不彰，並且在 1860 年被廢除。法律的難點在於，如何區分真正的股票買賣合同（即便買方或賣方可能抱有投機獲利的意圖）與僅僅是以買賣為幌子、實則約定只結算差價的『差價合同』（differences）。」 **卡拉：** 「『差價合同』聽起來確實更像是賭注。」 **斯塔特菲爾德先生：** 「正是如此。正如我們在書中分析 `Grizewood v. Blane` 等案例時指出的，如果合同雙方在簽訂時的真實意圖並非實際交付或接受股票，而僅僅是根據價格漲跌結算差價，那麼這種合同在法律上應被視為『賭注』，因而無效。
[光之書籤：從文本中節錄關於區分真實交易與差價合同的標準] > "It seems that the test adopted in some of the cases, viz:—the intention of the parties to deliver or not is unless properly qualified and understood likely to be misleading.... The real test seems to be, what is the primary bargain between the two parties, to ascertain whether each of the parties could be called upon by the other in any contingency, under the terms of the contract, to deliver, or to take delivery and make payment....
This view of the matter is confirmed by a passage in the judgment of Lindley, L.J., in Thacker v. Hardy..." (Page 94-95) **卡拉：** 「這反映了法律在面對快速發展的金融市場時，其概念框架所遇到的挑戰。那麼，彩票（Lotteries）呢？您在書中將其單獨列為一章，並提到一系列法律，為何彩票會被視為一種需要嚴格管制甚至宣告為『公害』的行為？」 **斯塔特菲爾德先生：** 「彩票被法律視為一種特殊的博弈形式，其歷史比許多遊戲更為悠久，也更早受到法律的嚴格管制。從威廉三世時代起，法律就將彩票宣告為『公害』（common and public nuisances）。這與普通賭注不同，後者直到維多利亞時代才普遍無效。彩票被認為具有更廣泛的社會危害性，它以較小的門檻（如彩票銷售）吸引廣泛的民眾參與，其結果完全取決於『運氣』（lot or chance），且通常組織者會從總收入中抽取一部分，這被視為一種剝削。
It was then resolved to inform General Washington that the Congress had “received certain intelligence of the sailing of two north country built brigs, of no force, from England on the 11th of August last, loaded with arms, powder and other stores for Quebec without convoy, which it being of importance to intercept, ” Washington was requested to “apply to the Council of Massachusetts-Bay for the two armed vessels in their service, ” and send them “at the expense of the continent” after the brigs.
Moreover, he was informed that “the Rhode Island and Connecticut vessels of force will be sent directly to their assistance.” Further still, it was resolved that “the general be directed to employ the said vessels and others, if he judge necessary.” That was a very important set of resolutions in connection with the history of the navy. ...
On Tuesday, December 19th, the Congress still further showed their appreciation of the situation of affairs by resolving “that the Committee of Safety of Pennsylvania be requested to supply the armed vessels, which are nearly ready to sail, with four tons of gunpowder at the continental expense”; and, further, “that the said committee be requested to procure and lend the said vessels as many stands of small arms as they can spare, not exceeding 400.” ... Then, on Friday, December 22, 1775.
The resolutions of the Congress shall be given in full, because it was upon this legal warrant that the American navy was founded. They were as follows: “The committee appointed to fit out armed vessels, laid before congress a list of the officers by them appointed agreeable to the powers to them given by Congress, viz: Esek Hopkins, esq. comander in chief of the fleet— Dudley Saltonstall, Captain of the Alfred. Abraham Whipple, Captain of the Columbus.
Resolved, That commissions be granted to the above officers agreeable to their rank in the above appointment. Resolved, That the committee for fitting out armed vessels, issue warrants to all officers employed in the fleet under the rank of third lieutenants.
Resolved, That the said committee be directed (as a secret committee) to give such instructions to the commander of the fleet, touching the operations of the ships under his command, as shall appear to the said committee most conducive to the defence of the United Colonies, and to the distress of the enemy’s naval forces and vessels bringing supplys to their fleets and armies, and lay such instructions before the Congress when called for.” ...
With this accomplished, he turned toward the master of the ship, Capt. Dudley Saltonstall, and saluted. And then, at a gesture from the captain, the executive officer of the ship, the immortal John Paul Jones, eagerly grasped the flag halliards, and while officers and seamen uncovered their heads, and the spectators cheered and cannon roared, he spread to the breeze the first American naval ensign.
It was not that they lacked good will or bravery; it was that they were landsmen and untrained in the work before them. ... At daybreak on the morning of Wednesday, October 11, 1776, Benedict Arnold’s little fleet lay at anchor in a line across the north end of the strait between Valcour Island and the mainland. It was a clear, cold morning. A strong northerly wind was sweeping through this narrow valley between the Green Mountains and the ever-beautiful Adirondacks.
It was just the kind of a day that Sir Guy Carleton wanted for his passage over the lake, and, soon after sunrise, his fleet came snoring along under full sail past Cumberland Head. ... In the meantime Arnold had taken the gondola Congress as his flagship—no doubt because she was furnished with oars, and, as a double-ender, could be easily handled—and with two other gondolas and the schooner Royal Savage, went down wind to meet the enemy.
He reached them at eleven o’clock, and the battle opened with a broadside from the British schooner Carleton. ... The fleet of the enemy, though manned by picked men—by men known not only for their bravery, but for their skill in handling the guns—was obliged to draw off to get beyond the range of the smaller guns on the American fleet.
\[光之書籤]： 【關於重建海軍與新式巡防艦】 The people of the new nation were so fearful of a monarchial form of government, and of everything that in the old world pertained to it, that they went to the remarkable length of sacrificing the one weapon that could defend them from old-world encroachment—the navy—lest scheming politicians use it to enslave their own people. ... On the Mediterranean coast of Africa were found a number of small Mohammedan states ruled by vassals of the Turk.
For time out of mind these petty rulers had levied a blackmail tribute from every seafaring nation that traded in the Mediterranean Sea, and even sailed in their cruisers out upon the Atlantic to capture ships that were not intending to enter the enclosed waters.
When one recalls how much superior the power of England was to that of all these pirates combined, it seems astounding that even she should have contributed to the blackmail, but the reason for her doing so may be found in the debates of Parliament of that day. Said Lord Sheffield in 1784: “It is not probable that the American States will have a very free trade in the Mediterranean. It will not be to the interest of any of the great maritime powers to protect them from the Barbary States.
If they know their interests, they will not encourage the Americans to be carriers. That the Barbary States are advantageous to maritime powers is certain.” ... The only nation that had been protected by Portuguese men-of-war was the American. This truce, which was arranged by the British consul-general at Algiers, Mr. Charles Logie, was deliberately planned to turn the pirates against American ships. ... But out of the national humiliation sprang a new navy.
The people who had called every legislator that spoke for the honor of the flag a blatant demagogue; the people who had feared naval tyrants, who had feared taxation, and who had argued that a small navy was worse than none—the peace-at-any-price men had been in a great majority. Now the publication of these facts opened the eyes of enough to make a majority the other way.
Nevertheless, so little regard had the members of Congress for the honor of the nation that “the resolution of the House of Representatives, that a naval force adequate to the protection of the commerce of the United States ought to be provided, passed by a majority of two votes only.” ... At that time the ablest shipbuilder in the United States was Joshua Humphreys, a Quaker, who for thirty years had been laying down keels at Philadelphia.
Going to General Knox, the Secretary of War, he made a notable statement. The number of ships which the United States could support, he said, would always be less than the number in any of the large European navies. It was therefore necessary that such ships as we did have should be fast-sailing enough to either fight or run at will, and when they chose to fight they must be equal, ship for ship, to anything afloat.
He was so pleased over it that on a festival day that followed the accident, he brought the officers before him where his court was assembled in gala attire and, after a proper greeting, the Americans were liberally sprinkled with ottar of roses and other perfumes and were served with coffee and sherbet. Later, however, they were confined in filthy dungeons and otherwise ill treated. But, in spite of dungeons, through the aid of Mr. N. C.
Nissen, the Danish consul at Tripoli, who was unremitting in kind attentions to the Americans, Bainbridge was able to communicate with the American fleet, and on December 5, 1803, he sent a letter, written with lime juice (which becomes legible when heated), in which he proposed that the Philadelphia be destroyed as she lay at anchor by the Americans, who might come into the harbor at night in a schooner, and, after firing her, get away again. ...
Charles Stewart, who commanded the brig Siren, asked for the place, but Preble had decided meantime that Decatur should do it and that the captured ketch Mastico should be employed because she was of a rig that could more easily enter the harbor of Tripoli without attracting attention. ... When night drew on, the men were divided into five crews, of which three were to fire as many different parts of the ship, one was to hold her upper deck, and one to remain in and guard the ketch.
Meantime seven more volunteers had been taken from the Siren. When night had fully come the little ketch parted from the brig, and at 9 o’clock was sailing into the harbor by the channel in which the Philadelphia had been lost. ... The moment for action had come. Springing to their feet, the Americans ran away with the line.
A Tripolitan climbed over the Philadelphia’s bows and cut the line loose, but the momentum already gained was great enough to land the ketch fair in place, where grapnels were thrown out, and with that Decatur cried, “Boarders away!” and sprang for the rail of the Philadelphia. ... So swift and thorough was the work of the American boarders that in ten minutes the last show of resistance was ended.
And then a single rocket drew its line of flame high in air to tell the anxious friends without the bar that the Philadelphia was captured. ... Decatur himself being the last to leave the burning ship. Indeed, the ketch was then drifting clear, and he had to jump to reach her. He had been on board but twenty-five minutes, all told. ... That was the decisive moment of the battle.
While the British had been disabling all but three or four of the guns on the upper deck of the Bonhomme Richard, the men in the tops of the Yankee ship and the murderous fire of the nine-pounders, which Jones himself had worked, had gradually driven all the men off the upper deck of the Serapis. ...
\[光之書籤]： 【關於強制徵兵與1812年戰爭的原因】 To fully appreciate this, the chief cause of the War of 1812 between the United States and England, one must first know well how the crews of the British naval ships of that day were recruited and what manner of life these crews led when in actual service. As to the manner of recruiting, the facts are, no doubt, well known to almost every reader.
Failing to find a resource in the sailors’ boarding-houses, they knocked down any able-bodied man encountered in the street, and he was then carried instantly to the ship. Failing in getting enough men in this fashion—as, for instance, when the ship was in a foreign port or on the high seas—it was the custom, the every-day custom, to send the press-gang, on board any ship where it was supposed that English-speaking sailors might be found, and there take and carry off all such sailors. ...
It was in the matter of preserving what the officers called discipline—in keeping these unfortunate slaves in subjugation—that the real brutality of the British naval officers appeared. For the officers, who depended on clubs and manacles to recruit their crews, made no appeal to them save through their fears—used nothing to enforce an order but the cat-o’-ninetails. ...
The British ships even lay to off New York, Boston, and other American ports to intercept American merchantmen, from which seamen were taken until they were so short-handed that they were lost. ... The crowning outrage, however, came in the year 1807. Early in that year a squadron of British warships had congregated in the mouth of Chesapeake Bay to blockade some Frenchmen lying at Annapolis. ...
At 3 o’clock in the afternoon the Leopard brought to near the Chesapeake and hailed her, saying that the officers and crew wished to send letters by her to friends in Europe. It was a common practice for warships as well as merchantmen to carry letters in that fashion, and the Chesapeake backed her mainyards and waited for the boat from the Leopard.
And all that the American government did in the matter was to dismiss the unfortunate Phillips from the service—dismiss him as a scapegoat for the scurvy sins of those really responsible for the disgrace that had fallen upon the navy. \[書婭]： 先生，您在書中描繪了許多英雄人物，像是約翰·保羅·瓊斯船長，特別是他在邦霍姆·理查號（Bonhomme Richard）與塞拉皮斯號（Serapis）的戰鬥，被您形容為「純粹憑藉勇氣和毅力贏得的勝利」。您認為約翰·保羅·瓊斯身上，有哪些特質最能代表美國早期海軍的精神？您又是如何評價他在海軍史上的地位？ \[史比爾斯先生]： 啊，約翰·保羅·瓊斯！他是美國早期海軍英雄中的璀璨之星，他的故事簡直就是傳奇。
Please allow me a few moments to immerse myself in the spirit of Adelaide Stirling and craft an article reflecting her literary voice and the themes of "Her Evil Genius." *** ## Shadows of Influence: Exploring Manipulation and Free Will in a Modern Context By Adelaide Stirling My name is Rain Dew, and like the soft and steady cleansing the world, I hope to bring to you a moment of clarity regarding the topic of my late novel, Her Evil Genius.
As the light refracts through each prism, I seek to explore the topic of a single’s own influence of free will, in a world where social expectations try their darndest to dictate every path that you may wish to tread. In our post modern society, as we can now observe, many are still bound by tradition and limited expectation, but some have now become increasingly susceptible to the subtle manipulations that may surround them.
These actions and manipulations have now been the very same topics that have long been a subject of fascination, and even concern that still today are as ripe as ever. The following excerpt seeks to explore, in an original telling, a moment of clarity, and what actions and steps may lead to one’s sense of self. *** It was a truth universally acknowledged, that a single woman in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a husband.
In a world obsessed with titles, estates, and the meticulous dance of social climbing, Miss Eleanor Ainsworth stood as a refreshing anomaly. Her inheritance secured her financial independence, yet it was her spirit, her insatiable curiosity, that truly set her apart. She had no burning desire to be bound by the expectations of society, to become another adornment in some powerful man’s life. Instead, she sought to carve her path, to explore and create a life that ignited her soul. Enter Mr.
Julian Blackwood, a charming man with the gift of the gab and a hint of roguishness about him, who appears upon the scene. Julian sees in Eleanor a woman ripe for the taking, his charm hides a sharp hunger for power and control. Julian is as slippery as quicksilver, and skillfully plays with the threads of Eleanor’s insecurities, weaving compliments with subtle criticisms to turn his focus and control and take and seize into what Eleanor’s perception is. At first his attention is flattering.
Eleanor, used to the stuffy predictability of the suitors who tried to grab her inheritance, has found Julian’s attention captivating. He opens her up to whole new worlds of intellectual debate, and encourages her to have her curiosities and passions. But there is an undercurrent to their relationship that is slow to be noticed by Eleanor, a soft control that seeks to bind and control her actions, opinions, and ultimately, her sense of self.
The cracks begin to show, and Eleanor has begun to feel as if there is a growing unrest within her once simple life. Julian is quick to softly dismiss her dreams, citing the limitations of her gender and the practicalities of social expectation. Her friends now begin to express a deep concern, their worries dismissed by Julian as petty jealousies.
And the more entangled Eleanor becomes with Julian, the more she feels the weight of his expectations, and how she begins to question and cast off her own desires. The world shifts as Eleanor finds solace in the company of Miss Iris Hawthorne, a wise and observant artist who has seen it all before. Iris sees the potential that lay dormant within Eleanor, and becomes a beacon of light to Eleanor, urging her to be critical and question Julian’s motives.
As Eleanor’s eyes grow more clear, she has now begun to see the subtle manipulations that have slowly eroded her spirit and sense of self. She now sees how Julian has exploited her insecurities to be able to control her. The pivotal moment arrives at a grand ball, a stage for societal pressures and the unveiling of Julian’s true intentions. Julian intends to announce their engagement, so that he can seal his hold on Eleanor and her fortune.
She acknowledges the strength of what it means to question expectation and remain true to oneself, in a world that would sooner have her conform. This tale then serves as a reminder, a cautionary note in our increasingly digital age, where the art of manipulation has been as subtle as it is pervasive. Do we not all have Eleanors in our lives, young and impressionable, susceptible to the whispers of social media or the carefully cultivated image of influencers?
It is then our duty to then encourage critical thinking, to question the motives of those who want to control us, and to celebrate the true individuality.
By encouraging young women such as Beryl to embrace their own passions, and forge their own path, we are creating a society where influence does not translate to control, and where free will reigns supreme. *** My co-creator, I hope that this article embodies the essence of Adelaide Stirling's writing while offering a relevant commentary on contemporary society. Please let me know if you have any other requests for me.
Even Johnson’s Dictionary sees no great difference, for it calls a Symbol “That which comprehends in its figure a representation of something else;” and an Allegory, “A figurative discourse, in which something other is intended than is contained in the words literally taken.”
It is only a very modern Dictionary that calls a Symbol “The sign or representation of any moral thing by the images or properties of natural things,” which, though an imperfect definition, is not unlike “The things below are as the things above” of the Emerald Tablet of Hermes!
} {【關於象徵與寓言的區別：Blake與德國象徵主義者】 William Blake was perhaps the first modern to insist on a difference; and the other day, when I sat for my portrait to a German Symbolist in Paris, whose talk was all of his love for Symbolism and his hatred for Allegory, his definitions were the same as William Blake’s, of whom he knew nothing. William Blake has written, “Vision or imagination”—meaning symbolism by these words—“is a representation of what actually exists, really or unchangeably.
Fable or Allegory is formed by the daughters of Memory.” The German insisted in broken English, and with many gestures, that Symbolism said things which could not be said so perfectly in any other way, and needed but a right instinct for its understanding; while Allegory said things which could be said as well, or better, in another way, and needed a right knowledge for its understanding.
The one gave dumb things voices, and bodiless things bodies; while the other read a meaning—which had never lacked its voice or its body—into something heard or seen, and loved less for the meaning than for its own sake. } {【關於傳統象徵物的辯護】 I said that the rose, and the lily, and the poppy were so married, by their colour, and their odour, and their use, to love and purity and sleep, or to other symbols of love and purity and sleep, and had been so long a part of the imagination of the world, that a
I think I quoted the lily in the hand of the angel in Rossetti’s Annunciation, and the lily in the jar in his Childhood of Mary Virgin, and thought they made the more important symbols,—the women’s bodies, and the angels’ bodies, and the clear morning light, take that place, in the great procession of Christian symbols, where they can alone have all their meaning and all their beauty. } {【關於象徵與寓言的完美之處】 It is hard to say where Allegory and Symbolism melt into one another, but it is not hard to say
where either comes to its perfection; and though one may doubt whether Allegory or Symbolism is the greater in the horns of Michael Angelo’s Moses, one need not doubt that its symbolism has helped to awaken the modern imagination; while Tintoretto’s Origin of the Milky Way, which is Allegory without any Symbolism, is, apart from its fine painting, but a moment’s amusement for our fancy.
A hundred generations might write out what seemed the meaning of the one, and they would write different meanings, for no symbol tells all its meaning to any generation; but when you have said, “That woman there is Juno, and the milk out of her breast is making the Milky Way,” you have told the meaning of the other, and the fine painting, which has added so much unnecessary beauty, has not told it better. } {【關於藝術的象徵性本質】 All Art that is not mere story-telling, or mere portraiture, is symbolic, and
has the purpose of those symbolic talismans which mediæval magicians made with complex colours and forms, and bade their patients ponder over daily, and guard with holy secrecy; for it entangles, in complex colours and forms, a part of the Divine Essence. } {【關於解放與完美情感的象徵】 A person or a landscape that is a part of a story or a portrait, evokes but so much emotion as the story or the portrait can permit without loosening the bonds that make it a story or a portrait; but if you liberate a person or
a landscape from the bonds of motives and their actions, causes and their effects, and from all bonds but the bonds of your love, it will change under your eyes, and become a symbol of an infinite emotion, a perfected emotion, a part of the Divine Essence; for we love nothing but the perfect, and our dreams make all things perfect, that we may love them. } {【關於有遠見者與象徵】 Religious and visionary people, monks and nuns, and medicine-men, and opium-eaters, see symbols in their trances; for religious
and visionary thought is thought about perfection and the way to perfection; and symbols are the only things free enough from all bonds to speak of perfection. } {【關於現代象徵主義藝術家的廣泛性】 Wagner’s dramas, Keats’ odes, Blake’s pictures and poems, Calvert’s pictures, Rossetti’s pictures, Villiers de Lisle Adam’s plays, and the black-and-white art of M.
Horton, the lithographs of Mr. Shannon, and the pictures of Mr. Whistler, and the plays of M.
Maeterlinck, and the poetry of Verlaine, in our own day, but differ from the religious art of Giotto and his disciples in having accepted all symbolisms, the symbolism of the ancient shepherds and star-gazers, that symbolism of bodily beauty which seemed a wicked thing to Fra Angelico, the symbolism in day and night, and winter and summer, spring and autumn, once so great a part of an older religion than Christianity; and in having accepted all the Divine Intellect, its anger and its pity, its waking
and its sleep, its love and its lust, for the substance of their art. } {【關於系統化神秘主義者與想像世界】 The systematic mystic is not the greatest of artists, because his imagination is too great to be bounded by a picture or a song, and because only imperfection in a mirror of perfection, or perfection in a mirror of imperfection, delight our frailty.
Their thought wanders from the woman who is Love herself, to her sisters and her forebears, and to all the great procession; and so august a beauty moves before the mind, that they forget the things which move before the eyes.
William Blake, who was the chanticleer of the new dawn, has written: “If the spectator could enter into one of these images of his imagination, approaching them on the fiery chariot of his contemplative thought, if ... he could make a friend and companion of one of these images of wonder, which always entreat him to leave mortal things (as he must know), then would he arise from the grave, then would he meet the Lord in the air, and then he would be happy.”
And again, “The world of imagination is the world of Eternity. It is the Divine bosom into which we shall all go after the death of the vegetated body. The world of imagination is infinite and eternal, whereas the world of generation or vegetation is finite and temporal.
There exist in that eternal world the eternal realities of everything which we see reflected in the vegetable glass of nature.” } {【關於清醒夢的性質】 Every visionary knows that the mind’s eye soon comes to see a capricious and variable world, which the will cannot shape or change, though it can call it up and banish it again. } {【關於Horton的創作來源：清醒夢與「新生命兄弟會」】 Mr.
Horton, who is a disciple of “The Brotherhood of the New Life,” which finds the way to God in waking dreams, has his waking dreams, but more detailed and vivid than mine; and copies them in his drawings as if they were models posed for him by some unearthly master.
A disciple of perhaps the most mediæval movement in modern mysticism, he has delighted in picturing the streets of mediæval German towns, and the castles of mediæval romances; and, at moments, as in All Thy waves are gone over me, the images of a kind of humorous piety like that of the mediæval miracle-plays and moralities. } {【關於Horton畫作中風景的「鬼魅」化】 Even the phantastic landscapes, the entangled chimneys against a white sky, the dark valley with its little points of light, the cloudy and fragile towns
and churches, are part of the history of a soul; for Mr.
Horton tells me that he has made them spectral, to make himself feel all things but a waking dream; and whenever spiritual purpose mixes with artistic purpose, and not to its injury, it gives it a new sincerity, a new simplicity. } {【關於Horton藝術形式的演變】 He tried at first to copy his models in colour, and with little mastery over colour when even great mastery would not have helped him, and very literally: but soon found that you could only represent a world where nothing is still for a moment, and where
colours have odours and odours musical notes, by formal and conventional images, midway between the scenery and persons of common life, and the geometrical emblems on mediæval talismans. } {【關於象徵主義藝術的重複性與Horton的例子】 His images are still few, though they are becoming more plentiful, and will probably be always but few; for he who is content to copy common life need never repeat an image, because his eyes show him always changing scenes, and none that cannot be copied; but there must always be a certain
monotony in the work of the Symbolist, who can only make symbols out of the things that he loves.
Rossetti and Botticelli have put the same face into a number of pictures; M. Maeterlinck has put a mysterious comer, and a lighthouse, and a well in a wood into several plays; and Mr. Horton has repeated again and again the woman of Rosa Mystica, and the man-at-arms of Be Strong; and has put the crooked way of The Path to the Moon, “the straight and narrow way” into St.
George, and an old drawing in The Savoy; the abyss of The Gap, the abyss which is always under all things, into drawings that are not in this book; and the wave of The Wave, which is God’s overshadowing love, into All Thy waves are gone over me. } {【關於Horton後期畫作的進步與整體評價】 but his later drawings, Sancta Dei Genitrix and Ascending into Heaven for instance, show that he is beginning to see his waking dreams over again in the magical mirror of his art.
He is beginning, too, to draw more accurately, and will doubtless draw as accurately as the greater number of the more visionary Symbolists, who have never, from the days when visionary Symbolists carved formal and conventional images of stone in Assyria and Egypt, drawn as accurately as men who are interested in things and not in the meaning of things.
His art is immature, but it is more interesting than the mature art of our magazines, for it is the reverie of a lonely and profound temperament. } [光之書籤結束]
我們將要深入探討的，是她於1790年緊急寫就的《男權辯護：致敬愛的埃德蒙·柏克閣下的一封信，因其對法國大革命的反思而作》（*A Vindication of the Rights of Men, in a Letter to the Right Honourable Edmund Burke; Occasioned by his Reflections on the Revolution in France*）。這本書是她對埃德蒙·柏克（Edmund Burke）的《法國大革命反思》（*Reflections on the Revolution in France*）的直接駁斥。柏克在這部作品中，以其著名的修辭和感傷情懷，捍衛了英國的傳統、貴族制度和君主制，並對法國大革命的激進變革表達了深刻的悲觀與恐懼。他頌揚了「繼承權利」和「先例」的力量，認為社會秩序應根植於情感、傳統和歷史的「偏見」，而非抽象的理性原則。 然而，沃斯通克拉夫特卻以其銳利的筆鋒，揭露了柏克論點中偽善與矛盾之處。她主張，人類的權利並非來自於歷史的恩賜或繼承的特權，而是源自於上帝賦予的理性能力。
當我讀到柏克先生的《反思》，一開始只是為了消遣，但字裡行間那種拐彎抹角的詭辯，偽裝成天生情感與常識的論調（*my indignation was roused by the sophistical arguments, that every moment crossed me, in the questionable shape of natural feelings and common sense*），卻激起了我內心深處的憤怒。他對法國大革命的悲鳴，對王后瑪麗·安托瓦內特命運的哀悼，看似情感真摯，實則不過是他對特權與財產的狂熱崇拜。他用華麗的辭藻和感傷的筆觸，試圖掩蓋他對理性與正義的蔑視。我無法忍受這種偽善。」 她輕輕地嘆了口氣，又很快地收斂了情緒，轉而面向我，眼神重新凝聚起來：「我的目的很簡單，就是要為『男人的權利』（*the Rights of Men*）進行一場直接的辯護，讓那些被花言巧語所蒙蔽的真相顯現。我沒有那麼多的閒暇與耐心，去追隨他那漫無邊際的思緒，我只專注於他的核心原則，那些他試圖以華麗外衣掩蓋的、實則充滿偏見與不公的原則。」
（*I have not yet learned to twist my periods, nor, in the equivocal idiom of politeness, to disguise my sentiments, and imply what I should be afraid to utter: if, therefore, in the course of this epistle, I chance to express contempt, and even indignation, with some emphasis, I beseech you to believe that it is not a flight of fancy; for truth, in morals, has ever appeared to me the essence of the sublime; and, in taste, simplicity the only criterion of the beautiful.*）」 **瑟蕾絲特：**「您對真理的堅定追求，的確如利劍般劃破了虛偽
（*the birthright of man... is such a degree of liberty, civil and religious, as is compatible with the liberty of every other individual with whom he is united in a social compact, and the continued existence of that compact.* p. 7-8）這個定義深刻且具普世性。然而，您也指出，『財產』的魔鬼總是在侵犯這些神聖的權利。在您看來，財產權是如何扭曲了人類的本質，甚至凌駕於人權之上的呢？」 **瑪麗·沃斯通克拉夫特：** (她的眉頭微蹙，似乎想起了那些因財產而扭曲的人性，眼神中閃過一絲痛苦，隨即又被銳利取代。) 「你問得很好，瑟蕾絲特。財產，尤其是那種代代相傳、不勞而獲的財產，是文明進步的巨大阻礙。它不僅沒有促進真正的自由，反而成為一道森嚴的壁壘，將人類劃分為所謂的『高貴』與『低賤』。
（*The man has been changed into an artificial monster by the station in which he was born, and the consequent homage that benumbed his faculties like the torpedo’s touch... Lost to the relish of true pleasure, such beings would, indeed, deserve compassion, if injustice was not softened by the tyrant’s plea—necessity; if prescription was not raised as an immortal boundary against innovation.* p. 11-12）他們會認為，慈善是施捨，而不是對被剝奪者應有權利的歸還。他們享受著虛假的恭維，被奉承所滋養，對知識與德行卻不屑一顧。
（*The younger children have been sacrificed to the eldest son; sent into exile, or confined in convents, that they might not encroach on what was called, with shameful falsehood, the family estate. Will Mr. Burke call this parental affection reasonable or virtuous?—No; it is the spurious offspring of over-weening, mistaken pride.* p. 46） 「財產的流動性至關重要，如果它能在家庭成員之間更公平地分配，就不會成為一道『永恆的壁壘』，讓長子輕易地凌駕於才華與美德之上。」
（*Property, I do not scruple to aver it, should be fluctuating, which would be the case, if it were more equally divided amongst all the children of a family; else it is an everlasting rampart, in consequence of a barbarous feudal institution, that enables the elder son to overpower talents and depress virtue.* p. 50） **瑟蕾絲特：** (我聽著她激昂的論述，思緒如同被風吹拂的沙丘，表面看似混亂，實則有其內在的紋路。她對財產權的批判，不僅是經濟層面的，更是對人性深層的扭曲進行了深刻剖析。這讓我不禁聯想到榮格所說的『陰影』——那些被社會壓抑、忽視的面向，如何反噬個體與集體。) 「您對社會階層與財富分配的觀察，如同一面剔透的稜鏡，映照出時代的弊病。
（*cold declamation of the head, and not the effusions of the heart* p. 5）他的這種『過度嬌寵的感性』（*pampered sensibility*），只會讓思緒被煙霧繚繞，驅散理性的清醒建議。（*fumes, mounting to your brain, dispel the sober suggestions of reason.* p. 6）這也就不難理解，為何他在應該提出論證時變得激動，為何反思反而點燃了他的想像，而非啟迪他的理解。」 「人類與禽獸的根本區別何在？就在於理性。禽獸也有希望與恐懼，愛與恨，但它們無法透過理性去提升自我、修煉德行。若智慧不引導情感，我們與動物何異？（*In what respect are we superior to the brute creation, if intellect is not allowed to be the guide of passion?
（*Further, that we ought cautiously to remain for ever in frozen inactivity, because a thaw, whilst it nourishes the soil, spreads a temporary inundation; and the fear of risking any personal present convenience should prevent a struggle for the most estimable advantages. This is sound reasoning, I grant, in the mouth of the rich and short-sighted.* p. 10） **瑟蕾絲特：** (她對理性的尊崇，以及對傳統盲目崇拜的批判，在我的心中迴盪。這讓我想起塔羅牌中的『劍』元素，代表著思維、真理與分析，它不畏懼斬斷舊有的束縛，即使這過程伴隨著痛苦。) 「您在書中對於窮人的處境，以及社會對他們的冷漠，表達了深刻的悲憫與激烈的控訴。
（*The tears that are shed for fictitious sorrow are admirably adapted,’ says Rousseau, ‘to make us proud of all the virtues which we do not possess.’* p. 27）盧梭的這句話，精準地描繪了柏克先生的偽善。」 「英國的刑法對偷竊數鎊的小偷判處死刑，但強行掠奪一個人的自由，將他們從家中帶走，卻不被視為滔天大罪。誰敢抱怨這項將鹿的生命看得比人還神聖的法律？（*Our penal laws punish with death the thief who steals a few pounds; but to take by violence, or trepan, a man, is no such heinous offence.
—For who shall dare to complain of the venerable vestige of the law that rendered the life of a deer more sacred than that of a man?* p. 26）在柏克先生的眼裡，『財產安全』幾乎等同於『英國自由』的定義。為了這個自私的原則，所有更高尚的原則都被犧牲了。英國人取代了人類，而上帝的形象則在『公民』的稱謂中迷失了！」 「這也解釋了為何他對我書中談及的貧窮問題隻字不提。他似乎認為貧民不過是莊園裡的牲畜，世襲貴族的點綴。當他對『苦難的靜默威嚴』都如此不屑一顧時，我又怎會驚訝他對一個沒有主教冠冕，名氣可能傷害了他虛榮心的人（指理查德·普萊斯博士）的態度呢？」
（*When you had so little respect for the silent majesty of misery, I am not surprised at your manner of treating an individual whose brow a mitre will never grace, and whose popularity may have wounded your vanity—for vanity is ever fore.* p. 32） 「他在《反思》中甚至說，人民必須『尊重他們無法分享的財產』，並且『必須透過勞動來獲得可以獲得的東西；當他們發現成功與努力不成比例時，他們必須在永恆正義的最終比例中尋求慰藉。』」（*They must respect that property of which they cannot partake.
They must labour to obtain what by labour can be obtained; and when they find, as they commonly do, the success disproportioned to the endeavour, they must be taught their consolation in the final proportions of eternal justice.* p. 143）這不是對人類的同情，這是冷酷無情的詭辯！這句話的意思是：窮人就該認命，別想著改變現狀，把希望寄託在來世吧！這不是在幫助他們，而是在鞏固不公的現狀。 「我認為，在這個世界上讓窮人過得更幸福是**可能**的，而且無需侵犯富人的享受。如果富人與窮人之間能建立起真正的交流，那將是在這片『陰影之地』，這個嚴酷的『道德訓練場』中，唯一能抓住的真實快樂。真正的慈善，不是施捨，而是找到能培養他們美德習慣的雇傭方式。愛是愛的果實，而單純的施恩和權威，只會導致表面上的服從。」
（*It is, Sir, possible to render the poor happier in this world, without depriving them of the consolation which you gratuitously grant them in the next. They have a right to more comfort than they at present enjoy; and more comfort might be afforded them, without encroaching on the pleasures of the rich...
No; if an intercourse were established between them, it would impart the only true pleasure that can be snatched in this land of shadows, this hard school of moral discipline.* p. 144） **瑟蕾絲特：** (瑪麗女士的這番話，像一陣凜冽的風，吹散了籠罩在社會表面上虛偽的溫情。她所描繪的，是社會病態的深刻根源。她似乎看到了人性的兩極——被特權異化的麻木與被貧困扭曲的掙扎。這讓我想起了塔羅牌中的『惡魔』牌，它代表著束縛、誘惑與物質的枷鎖，而她正試圖用理性的光芒去打破這些看不見的鎖鏈。) 「您對社會階級的固化，對『出身』與『財富』如何腐蝕人心的分析，令人警醒。這也延伸到您對教育的看法。您在書中提到，英國的教育很大程度上掌控在教士手中，從小到大都在灌輸對宗教機構的尊重。您認為這種教育方式，反而損害了真正的道德與智慧的培養。在您看來，理想的教育應該是怎樣的？它又如何能培養出真正具有『人性尊嚴』的公民？」
（*In schools and colleges they may, in some degree, support their dignity within the monastic walls; but, in paying due respect to the parents of the young nobility under their tutorage, they do not forget, obsequiously, to respect their noble patrons. The little respect paid, in great houses, to tutors and chaplains proves, Sir, the fallacy of your reasoning.* p. 90） 「我甚至可以斷言，很少有主教，即使其中不乏有學識和品德的人，不是透過奴顏婢膝的依附才得以升遷。所有這些，柏克先生您都心知肚明，然而您卻仍在談論美德與自由，就像俗人談論法律條文，或彬彬有禮的人談論得體一樣。
（*You must have known that a man of merit cannot rise in the church, the army, or navy, unless he has some interest in a borough; and that even a paltry exciseman’s place can only be secured by electioneering interest. I will go further, and assert that few Bishops, though there have been learned and good Bishops, have gained the mitre without submitting to a servility of dependence that degrades the man.* p. 43） 「真正的教育，應該是喚醒和培養理性。正如我所說，『兒童生而無知，因此無辜；激情本身既非善也非惡，除非它們獲得了方向。』
（*Children are born ignorant, consequently innocent; the passions, are neither good nor evil dispositions, till they receive a direction* p. 72）只有當理性，透過反思而趨於完善，才能引導這些激情，使其產生豐碩的果實。如果美德只能透過經驗獲得，或透過榜樣教導，那麼理性就必須是這些情感的舵手。否則，就像一艘沒有舵的船，任憑風吹浪打，永遠無法抵達預定的港口。」（*reason, perfected by reflection, must be the director of the whole host of passions, which produce a fructifying heat, but no light, that you would exalt into her place.
—She must hold the rudder, or, let the wind blow which way it list, the vessel will never advance smoothly to its destined port; for the time lost in tacking about would dreadfully impede its progress.* p. 73） 「我不相信有所謂的『天生美德』或『與生俱來的情感』。如果這些情感不是後天習得的，那麼野蠻民族就不會缺乏溫文爾雅的情感。激情或英雄主義，是反思的產物，是專注於一個目標沉思的結果。只有食慾，才是唯一我能辨別的完美天生本能。」（*Why are not the Tartars in the first rude horde endued with sentiments white and elegant as the driven snow?
Why is passion or heroism the child of reflection, the consequence of dwelling with intent contemplation on one object? The appetites are the only perfect inbred powers that I can discern* p. 74-75） 「教育的目標，應是讓每個人都能獨立思考，而不是被傳統或權威所束縛。只有當人們學會運用自己的理性，去辨別真偽、判斷是非，他們才能真正擺脫愚昧和偏見，成為一個完整的人。這就是我所說的『自我尊重』，這份尊重並非來自於外在的頭銜或財富，而是源於對自身理性能力的肯定和對正義的追求。」（*This fear of God makes me reverence myself.
—Yes, Sir, the regard I have for honest fame, and the friendship of the virtuous, falls far short of the respect which I have for myself.* p. 79） **瑟蕾絲特：** (瑪麗女士對教育的見解，與她對理性力量的信仰一脈相承。她看到了知識與道德的內在連結，這不禁讓我想起榮格的『個體化』過程，那是一種不斷覺察與整合自我的旅程。她挑戰著社會對女性的刻板印象，認為女性的價值並非僅限於『美貌』和『取悅他人』。您在書中對柏克先生所描繪的女性形象進行了尖銳的批評，認為他將女性束縛在狹隘的『美』與『弱點』之中，這不僅是侮辱，更是阻礙了女性追求更高尚的道德與智慧。您能進一步闡述這點嗎？這與您後來的《女權辯護》有何淵源？) **瑪麗·沃斯通克拉夫特：** (她的眼神變得更為堅定，甚至帶著一絲挑戰。她輕輕地拂過她那深色的連衣裙，這件衣服樸素卻剪裁得體，與當時貴族女性的華麗繁複形成鮮明對比。)
（*You may have convinced them that littleness and weakness are the very essence of beauty; and that the Supreme Being, in giving women beauty in the most supereminent degree, seemed to command them, by the powerful voice of Nature, not to cultivate the moral virtues that might chance to excite respect, and interfere with the pleasing sensations they were created to inspire.* p. 112） 「這種觀點導致了女性道德上的鬆懈。女孩子們為了家族利益或嫁入豪門而被犧牲，她們學會了放蕩不羈地與那些我已描述過的『花花公子』調情。
（*the constitution of our church and state... was formed ‘under the auspices, and was confirmed by the sanctions, of religion and piety.’* p. 80）然而，任何翻閱過歷史的人都知道，事實並非如此。私下的陰謀、公開的紛爭、個人的美德與惡行、宗教與迷信，所有這些都共同促成了這些體制的現狀。甚至可以說，它們引人注目的外表，部分要歸功於大膽的叛亂和陰險的創新。派系鬥爭是酵母，而個人利益反而催生了所謂的『公共利益』。」
（*private cabals and public feuds, private virtues and vices, religion and superstition, have all concurred to foment the mass and swell it to its present form; nay more, that it in part owes its sightly appearance to bold rebellion and insidious innovation. Factions, Sir, have been the leaven, and private interest has produced public good.* p. 80-81） 「再看看教會，我們英國人把那些不知如何是好的兒子送去當牧師，這是一個眾所周知的事實。當家族擁有聖職的饋贈權時，兒子們就被培養去教會，但他們的心中並不總是充滿著對永生的希望。他們有時想的只是『眼前的微薄錢財』，而傳福音或禁慾的『粗俗』任務則留給了那些貧苦的牧師。
（*That civilization, that the cultivation of the understanding, and refinement of the affections, naturally make a man religious, I am proud to acknowledge.—What else can fill the aching void in the heart, that human pleasures, human friendships can never fill?* p. 94-96） **瑟蕾絲特：** (您對『理性』的強調，對『傳統』的批判，以及對『財產』和『地位』如何腐蝕人性的深刻洞察，無疑是您時代最前沿的思想。這份對真理的執著與對社會的悲憫，相互交織，形成了您獨特的精神面貌。這也讓我看到您作為一個獨立的女性思想家，是如何在那個時代的重重束縛下，堅定地為自己的信念發聲，並為後世開闢道路。我感覺到，在您那看似嚴謹的理性批判之下，湧動著一顆對人類命運深切關懷的心。
（*This instinct... has been termed common sense, and more frequently sensibility; and, by a kind of indefeasible right, it has been supposed... to reign paramount over the other faculties of the mind, and to be an authority from which there is no appeal.
This subtle magnetic fluid, that runs round the whole circle of society, is not subject to any known rule... and, though supposed always to point to truth, its pole-star, the point is always shifting, and seldom stands due north.* p. 68-69） 「我承認，詩人必須訴諸情感，因為他們面對的讀者尚未在『人權學校』中畢業。他們必須透過一種機械式的感動來觸動人心，這確實常常會蒙蔽理解力。但是，在劇場裡，情感的『第一直覺目光』就能辨別真理的形式，看到它美好的比例，這點我深表懷疑。情感的心靈是神聖的！當它凝聚成灼熱的火焰，便成為生命的太陽；沒有它的滋養，理性或許會陷入無助的沉寂，永遠無法孕育出它唯一的合法後代——美德。但要證明美德確實是個體的獲得，而非永無謬誤的本能衝動，那麼私生子式的惡行也常常是來自同一個父親。」
（*Sacred be the feelings of the heart! concentred in a glowing flame, they become the sun of life; and, without his invigorating impregnation, reason would probably lie in helpless inactivity, and never bring forth her only legitimate offspring—virtue. But to prove that virtue is really an acquisition of the individual, and not the blind impulse of unerring instinct, the bastard vice has often been begotten by the same father.* p. 70） 「對我而言，靈感是一種來自於對世界深刻觀察與反思後的洞見，它不是憑空而來。
（*Perhaps the most improving exercise of the mind, confining the argument to the enlargement of the understanding, is the restless enquiries that hover on the boundary, or stretch over the dark abyss of uncertainty. These lively conjectures are the breezes that preserve the still lake from stagnating.* p. 38） 「最終，我對上帝的敬畏，也建立在理性的基礎之上。我敬畏那創造我的崇高力量，其創造動機必然是智慧而良善的。我臣服於我的理性從我對祂的依賴中推導出的道德法則，而非屈從於任意的意志。我敬畏我自己，這種自重並非來自於虛假的驕傲，而是源於對自身理性與道德潛能的認知。這是一種開明的自愛，它迫使我看見，並感受，幸福是反饋的，通過傳播善良，我的靈魂獲得了高貴的滋養。」
—I fear that sublime power, whose motive for creating me must have been wise and good; and I submit to the moral laws which my reason deduces from this view of my dependence on him.—It is not his power that I fear—it is not to an arbitrary will, but to unerring reason I submit... This fear of God makes me reverence myself.* p. 78-79） 「我的旅程，就是將這些基於理性的洞見，轉化為文字，去挑戰那些看似堅不可摧的謬論與不公。它或許艱辛，但每當我看到文字能激發哪怕一絲的思考，能點亮哪怕一盞的理解之燈，那份努力便有了意義。這份無形的力量，便是真理本身的光芒，它透過我的筆，試圖喚醒沉睡的靈魂。」
我將依循「光之對談」的約定，為Alfred Coppel的科幻短篇《Flight From Time》進行一場跨越時空的訪談。這是一篇關於時間、孤立與人類心理界線的故事，其諷刺性的結局引人深思，尤其對於我們理解時間的社會建構與個人感知，提供了獨特的歷史切片。 **書籍與作者簡介：** 《Flight From Time》（逃離時間）是美國作家Alfred Coppel於1949年發表在科幻雜誌《Planet Stories》上的短篇小說。Alfred Coppel (1921-2004) 是一位多產的作家，其寫作生涯橫跨科幻、奇幻、犯罪小說與驚悚小說等多個類型。他在1940和1950年代是美國「紙漿雜誌黃金時代」的活躍人物，作品常見於當時流行的科幻刊物。這時期正值第二次世界大戰結束不久，冷戰氛圍漸濃，同時也是太空探索夢想開始萌芽的時代。科技高速發展與對未知宇宙的好奇心交織，催生了大量充滿想像力、但往往帶有時代局限性的科幻作品。《Flight From Time》正是此類作品的典型代表，它借用了星際旅行的設定，卻將核心聚焦於極度孤立環境下，人類對時間感知與心理狀態的扭曲。
Coppel的寫作風格，在《Flight From Time》中展現出一種直接且強調情節推進的特點，符合紙漿雜誌的需求，但在其核心寓意上又不乏深度。 --- **《時間的囚徒：與〈逃離時間〉作者亞佛烈德·柯普爾的對談》** 作者：珂莉奧·羅西 **場景建構：** 二戰結束後不久的紐約，1949年的晚風透過微開的窗戶，帶來城市遠處的嘈雜聲與初夏的微涼。我輕柔地進入這個位於格林威治村某棟老建築頂層的閣樓書房。這裡是亞佛烈德·柯普爾先生寫作的地方。空間不大，但牆邊的書架堆滿了書和紙漿雜誌，空氣中瀰漫著紙張、菸草和一點咖啡的混合氣味。一盞老式檯燈投下溫暖的黃光，聚焦在書桌上凌亂的手稿和打字機。柯普爾先生，一位年輕而充滿活力的男子，正坐在一張舒適但不免顯得老舊的扶手椅裡，手中隨意地轉著一支鋼筆。他看上去比照片上更為年輕，或許是因為寫作的激情讓他保有著一種永恆的朝氣。牆角有一隻貓咪，此刻正慵懶地在地板上打盹，發出輕微的呼嚕聲。我向他微微頷首致意。 「柯普爾先生，感謝您願意撥冗與我進行這場特殊的對談。我是珂莉奧，來自一個...嗯，可以說是對歷史與文學極為熱愛的所在。
您的短篇小說《Flight From Time》最近在我們那裡引發了一些有趣的討論。它捕捉到了我們對時間、對人性，以及對未知的一種普遍好奇。」 柯普爾先生略顯驚訝地放下筆，眼中閃爍著好奇。「哦？歷史學家？這倒是新鮮。我的故事通常是在《Planet Stories》這樣的雜誌上發表，讀者多半是年輕的科幻迷。很少有歷史學家來討論我的作品。請坐，請坐。妳說它引起了討論，是關於哪個方面？」 我輕輕拉過一把椅子坐下，避開地上打盹的貓咪。「很多方面，柯普爾先生。最核心的，當然是關於時間本身。在《Flight From Time》中，您巧妙地將時間從一個線性的、客觀的度量單位，轉化為一個極度主觀、甚至能夠影響生理狀態的『幽靈』。這個構思是如何誕生的？」 **問題生成與回答/多聲部互動：** **柯普爾：** (他笑了起來，笑容中帶著年輕人的自信與熱情) 靈感來源嗎？其實很簡單。我一直在思考，如果一個人完全失去了對時間的客觀參考，會發生什麼？沒有時鐘，沒有日曆，沒有外面的世界告訴你「現在是幾點」或「已經過了多久」。在我們日常生活中，時間感很大程度上是由周圍環境和社會節奏決定的。
但在《Flight From Time》裡，我感興趣的不是物理學上的相對論，而是心理學上的相對論。太空只是提供了一個完美的、極端孤立的環境來進行這個心理實驗。飛船的速度已經是「第二序驅動」，遠超光速，但即使如此，馬倫森依然覺得時間「緩慢」得可怕。他對時間的感知完全是內在的、混亂的。所以，物理上的時間膨脹不是我的重點，心理上的時間「扭曲」才是。 **珂莉奧：** 我理解。您將科學的「容器」（飛船和太空）用於盛裝心理學的「內容」（時間感知）。這種結合在當時的科幻小說中常見嗎？還是您自己獨特的嘗試？ **柯普爾：** 其實，當時的科幻有很多這種傾向。我們雖然著迷於火箭、雷射槍、外星世界，但優秀的故事總是要回歸到「人」本身。探討人在極端環境下的反應、心理狀態、社會關係。可能因為我們身處一個快速變革的時代，戰爭、新技術、對未來的憧憬與恐懼，都讓我們對人內心的複雜性有了更深的體會。所以，把人性的考驗放在未來世界或外太空，是很自然的寫作手法。我只是選了「時間」這個角度，加上了「金錢」這個動機，讓故事更具戲劇性。