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1、书虫——双城记双城记1TheroadtoParis1775Itwasthebestoftimes,itwastheworstoftimes.Itwastheseasonoflight,itwastheseasonofdarkness.Itwasthespringofhope,itwasthewinterofsadness.Itwastheyearonethousandsevenhundredandseventy-five.InFrancetherewasaKingandaQueen,andinEn
2、glandtherewasaKingandaQueen.Theybelievedthatnothingwouldeverchange.ButinFrancethingswerebad,andgettingworse.Thepeoplewerepoor,hungryandunhappy.TheKingmadepapermoneyandspentit,andthepeoplehadnothingtoeat.Behindcloseddoorsinthehomesofthepeople,voicesspo
3、keinwhispersagainsttheKingandhisnoblemen;theywereonlywhispers,buttheyweretheangrywhispersofdesperatepeople.LateoneNovembernight,inthatsameyear1775,acoachgoingfromLondontoDover,stoppedatthetopofalonghill.Thehorsesweretired,butastheyrested,thedriverhear
4、danotherhorsecomingfastupthehillbehindthem.Theriderstoppedhishorsebesidethecoachandshouted:"Iwantapassenger,MrJarvisLorry,fromTellson"sBankinLondon.""IamMrJarvisLorry,"saidoneofthepassengers,puttinghisheadoutofthewindow."Whatdoyouwant?""It"sme!Jerry,J
5、erryCruncher,fromTellson"sBank,sir,"criedthemanonthehorse."What"sthematter,Jerry?"calledMrLorry.Amessageforyou,MrLorry.You"vegottowaitatDoverforayounglady.""Verywell,Jerry,"saidMrLorry."TellthemmyanswerisCAMEBACKTOLIFE".Itwasastrangemessage,andastrang
6、eranswer.Nooneinthecoachunderstoodwhattheymeant.ThenextdayMrLorrywassittinginhishotelinDoverwhenayoungladyarrived.Shewaspretty,withgoldenhairandblueeyes,andMrLorryrememberedasmallchild,almostababy.HehadcarriedherinhisarmswhenhecamefromCalaistoDover,fr
7、omFrancetoEngland,manyyearsago.MrLorryaskedtheyoungladytositdown."MissManette,"hesaid."Ihaveastrangestorytotellyou,aboutoneofthecustomersofTellson"sBank.That"swhereIwork.""Yes,butIdon"tquiteunderstand,MrLorry,"saidtheyounglady."IreceivedamessagefromTe
8、llson"sBank,askingmetocomeheretomeetyou.Iunderstoodtherewassomenewsaboutmypoorfather"smoney.HediedsolongagobeforeIwasborn.Whatisthisstoryyouwanttotellme?""Abouttwentyyearsago,MissManette,aFrenchdoctormarriedanEnglishlady.Theyhadadaughter,butju