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1、TheStrengthoftheStrongTheStrengthoftheStrongbyJackLondon1TheStrengthoftheStrongTHESTRENGTHOFTHESTRONG"Parablesdon'tlie,butliarswillparable."-Lip-King.OldLong-Beardpausedinhisnarrative,lickedhisgreasyfingers,andwipedthemonhisnakedsideswherehisonepieceofragge
2、dbearskinfailedtocoverhim.Crouchedaroundhim,ontheirhams,werethreeyoungmen,hisgrandsons,Deer-Runner,Yellow-Head,andAfraid-of-the-Dark.Inappearancetheyweremuchthesame.Skinsofwildanimalspartlycoveredthem.Theywereleanandmeagreofbuild,narrow-hippedandcrooked-leg
3、ged,andatthesametimedeep-chested,withheavyarmsandenormoushands.Therewasmuchhairontheirchestsandshoulders,andontheoutsidesoftheirarmsandlegs.Theirheadsweremattedwithuncuthair,longlocksofwhichoftenstrayedbeforetheireyes,beadyandblackandglitteringliketheeyesof
4、birds.Theywerenarrowbetweentheeyesandbroadbetweenthecheeks,whiletheirlowerjawswereprojectingandmassive.Itwasanightofclearstarlight,andbelowthem,stretchingawayremotely,layrangeonrangeofforest-coveredhills.Inthedistancetheheavenswereredfromtheglowofavolcano.A
5、ttheirbacksyawnedtheblackmouthofacave,outofwhich,fromtimetotime,blewdraughtygustsofwind.Immediatelyinfrontofthemblazedafire.Atoneside,partlydevoured,laythecarcassofabear,withaboutit,atarespectabledistance,severallargedogs,shaggyandwolf-like.Besideeachmanlay
6、hisbowandarrowsandahugeclub.Inthecave-mouthanumberofrudespearsleanedagainsttherock."Sothatwashowwemovedfromthecavetothetree,"oldLong-Beardspokeup.Theylaughedboisterously,likebigchildren,atrecollectionofapreviousstoryhiswordscalledup.Long-Beardlaughed,too,th
7、efive-inchbodkinofbone,thrustmidwaythroughthecartilageofhisnose,leapinganddancingandaddingtohisferociousappearance.Hedidnot2TheStrengthoftheStrongexactlysaythewordsrecorded,buthemadeanimal-likesoundswithhismouththatmeantthesamething."AndthatisthefirstIremem
8、beroftheSeaValley,"Long-Beardwenton."Wewereaveryfoolishcrowd.Wedidnotknowthesecretofstrength.For,behold,eachfamilylivedbyitself,andtookcareofitself.Therewerethirtyfamilies,butwegotnostrengthfromoneanot
