玉楼春

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…

这是最美好的时代，这是最糟糕的时代；这是智慧的年代，这是愚昧的年代；这是信仰的时期，这是怀疑的时期；这是光明的季节，这是黑暗的季节；这是充满希望的春天，这是令人绝望的冬天；人们面前似乎什么都有，可是又什么都没有；我们仿若直登天堂,却又像堕入地狱……