It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity; it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness; it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair; we had everything before us, we had nothing before us; we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way.
Excerpt from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
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這是一個最好的時代,也是一個最壞的時代;這是明智的年代,這是愚昧的年代;這是信任的紀(jì)元,這是懷疑的紀(jì)元;這是光明的季節(jié),這是黑暗的季節(jié);這是希望的春日,這是失望的冬日;我們面前應(yīng)有盡有,我們面前一無所有;我們都將直下地獄……