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1、[爱伦·坡]_-_人群中的人Peopleinthecrowd[EllenPoe.]Hewhocannotbealoneismiserable.-RaabLuiIyerItissaidthatthereisaGermanbookthatisnottoberead.Therearesomesecretsthatcannotbetoldinthebook.Theworldeverynighttherearemanypeopledyinginbed,theypainfullygrabbedthehandofhisdeathbedconfession,anddespair,whenthethroats

2、ound,daretosaythesecretofyourheart.Therearealwayspeoplewhoknowcertainsecrets,buttheywillnottellthesesecretsoutofconscience.Itisalsotruethatcriminalactsarenotdisclosed.OneautumneveningIwassittingatthewindowoftheDcafeinlondon.I'vebeensickformonths,I'vejustrecovered,I'mrecovering,I'minaverygoodmood,an

3、dI'mmovingbackfromanimaginarystateintoaveryrationalstate.Manisalive,andthatisapleasureinitself.Eveninsomanypainfulthingsintheworld,Icanrealizealittlehappiness.Iwasquitecalm,butIwascuriousabouteverything.Ihadacigarinmymouthandsatinthenewspaperformostoftheafternoon.I'llreadadvertisements,whileobservi

4、ngthecafediversiformofmenandwomen,whilethroughthemistyglasswindow,lookingtowardsthestreet.ThestreetoutsideisoneofthemainstreetsofLondon,bustlingthroughouttheday.Astwilightdescends,therearemoreandmorecustomershere.Night,thepeopleinthecafeandcontinued.I'veneverbeenherebefore.Thecrowdedheaddrownedmean

5、dmademefeelanewfeeling.AtlastIstoppedcaringaboutthecoffeeshopandlookedoutatthescenewithundividedattention.Atfirst,myobservationwaswithoutspecificgoals.Ilookatpeoplepassingbyandlookattheminageneralway.Butitwasn'tlongbeforeInoticedthedetailsandbegantolookateachperson'sdifferentshapes,clothes,manner,p

6、ace,faceandface.Thestreetsarefullysatisfiedorcontentedthemall,seemstohavesomethingtodo,onlythroughthedensecrowd.Whentheyarecrowdedwithotherpedestrians,hefrowned,rollingtheeyes,buttheyarenotsoangryjustforclothes,continuetorushforward.Therearemanypedestriansarewalkingaround,mostofthemturnedandwalkeda

7、ndtalkedtomime,aself-assuredorsupercilious.Whensuchpeoplewereblocked,theywouldsuddenlystoptalking,andtheirlipswerefullofhypocritical,exaggeratedsmiles,gestures,andotherpeoplewhohadstoppedthem.Iftheywerecrow