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1、16ThepleasantfamilyWheninanhourtheycrowdedintoacabtogohome,Istrolledidlytomyclub.Iwasperhapsalittlelonely,anditwaswithatouchofenvythatIthoughtofthepleasantfamilylifeofwhichIhadhadaglimpse.Theyseemeddevotedtooneanother.Theyhadlittleprivatejokesoftheirownwhich,unin
2、telligibletotheoutsider,amusedthemenormously.PerhapsCharlesStricklandwasdulljudgedbyastandardthatdemandedaboveallthingsverbalscintillation;buthisintelligencewasadequatetohissurroundings,andthatisapassport,notonlytoreasonablesuccess,butstillmoretohappiness.Mrs.Str
3、icklandwasacharmingwoman,andshelovedhim.Ipicturedtheirlives,troubledbynountowardadventure,honest,decent,and,byreasonofthosetwoupstanding,pleasantchildren,soobviouslydestinedtocarryonthenormaltraditionsoftheirraceandstation,notwithoutsignificance.Theywouldgrowoldi
4、nsensibly;theywouldseetheirsonanddaughtercometoyearsofreason,marryinduecourse——theoneaprettygirl,futuremotherofhealthychildren;theotherahandsome,manlyfellow,obviouslyasoldier;andatlast,prosperousintheirdignifiedretirement,belovedbytheirdescendants,afterahappy,not
5、unusefullife,inthefullnessoftheiragetheywouldsinkintothegrave.——ExcerptfromtheMoonandSixpenncebyW.SomersetMaugham一個鐘頭以后,這一家擠上一輛馬車回家去了,我也一個人懶散地往俱樂部踱去。我也許感到有一點寂寞,回想我剛才瞥見的這種幸福家庭生活,心里不無艷羨之感。這一家人感情似乎非常融洽。他們說一些外人無從理解的小笑話,笑得要命。如果純粹從善于辭令這一角度衡量一個人的智慧,也許查理斯。思特里克蘭德算不得聰明,但是在
6、他自己的那個環(huán)境里,他的智慧還是綽綽有余的,這不僅是事業(yè)成功的敲門磚,而且是生活幸福的保障。思特里克蘭德太太是一個招人喜愛的女人,她很愛她的丈夫。我想象著這一對夫妻的生活,不受任何災殃禍變的干擾,誠實、體面,兩個孩子更是規(guī)矩可愛,肯定會繼承和發(fā)揚這一家人的地位和傳統(tǒng)。在不知不覺間,他們倆的年紀越來越老,兒女卻逐漸長大成人,到了一定的年齡,就會結婚成家——一個已經出息成美麗的姑娘,將來還會生育活潑健康的孩子;另一個則是儀表堂堂的男子漢,顯然會成為一名軍人。最后這一對夫妻告老引退,受到子孫敬愛,過著富足、體面的晚年。他們幸福
7、的一生并未虛度,直到年壽已經很高,才告別了人世?!浴对铝僚c六便士》威廉?薩默塞特?毛姆17Imaginethatyouspentyourwholelifeatasinglehouse.Eachdayatthesamehouryouenteredanartificially-litroom,undressedandtookupthesamepositioninfrontofamotionpicturecamera.Itphotographedoneframeofyouperday,everydayofyourlife
8、.Onyourseventy-secondbirthday,thereeloffilmwasshown.Yousawyourselfgrowingandagingoverseventy-twoyearsinlessthanhalfanhour(27.4minitesatsixteenframespersecond).