世界名著典藏系列:昆虫记(英文全本) [The Wonders of Instinct The Life of the Fly]-so88
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[法] 亨利·法布尔(Fabre.J.H.) 著,[英] 亚历山大·泰伊克塞伊拉·德·马托斯 译
出版社: 世界图书出版公司 ISBN:9787510032431 版次:1 商品编码:10810089 包装:平装 外文名称:The Wonders of Instinct The Life of the Fly 开本:32开 出版时间:2011-04-01 用纸:胶版纸 页数:434 字数:462000 正文语种:英文
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世界文学名著表现了作者描述的特定时代的文化。阅读这些名著可以领略著者流畅的文笔、逼真的描述、详细的刻画,让读者如同置身当时的历史文化之中。为此,我们将这套精心编辑的“名著典藏”奉献给广大读者。
我们找来了专门研究西方历史、西方文化的专家学者,请教了专业的翻译人员,精心挑选了这些可以代表西方文学的著作,并听取了一些国外专门研究文学的朋友的建议,不删节、不做任何人为改动,严格按照原著的风格,提供原汁原味的西方名著,让读者能享受纯正的英文名著。
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世界文学名著表现了作者描述的特定时代的文化。阅读这些名著可以领略著者流畅的文笔、逼真的描述、详细的刻画,让读者如同置身当时的历史文化之中。为此,我们将这套精心编辑的“名著典藏”奉献给广大读者。我们找来了专门研究西方历史、西方文化的专家学者,请教了专业的翻译人员,精心挑选了这些可以代表西方文学的著作,并听取了一些国外专门研究文学的朋友的建议,不删节、不做任何人为改动,严格按照原著的风格,提供原汁原味的西方名著,让读者能享受纯正的英文名著。
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目录
THE WONDERS OF INSTINCTCHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 6
CHAPTER 7
CHAPTER 8
CHAPTER 9
CHAPTER 10
CHAPTER 11
CHAPTER 12
CHAPTER 13
CHAPTER 14
THE LIFE OF THE FLY
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 6
CHAPTER 7
CHAPTER 8
CHAPTER 9
CHAPTER 10
CHAPTER 11
CHAPTER 12
CHAPTER 13
CHAPTER 14
CHAPTER 15
CHAPTER 16
CHAPTER 17
CHAPTER 18
CHAPTER 19
CHAPTER 20
精彩书摘
In the uninterrupted circular procession there is no longer a leader, Eachcaterpillar is preceded by another on whose heels he follows guided by thesil。k track, the work of the whole party; he again has a companion closebehind him, following lum in the same orderly way, And this is repeatedwithout variation throughout the length of the chain, None commands, orrather none modifies the trail according to his fancy; all obey, trusting in theguide who ought normally to lead the march and who in reality has beenabolished by my trickery。From the first circuit ofthe edge ofthe tub the rail of silk has been laid inposition and is soon tumed into a narrow ribbon by the procession, whichnever ceases dribbling its thread as it goes。 The rail is simply doubled andhas no branches anywhere, for my brush has destroyed them all。 What willthe caterpillars do on this deceptive, closed path? Will they walk endlesslyround and round until their strength gives out entirely?The old schoolmen were fond of quoting Buridan‘s Ass, that famousDonkey who, when placed between two bundles of hay, starved to deathbecause he was unable to decide in favour of either by breaking theequilibrium between two equal but opposite attractions。
They slandered theworthy animal。 The Ass, who is no more foolish than any one else, wouldreply to the logical snare by feasting offboth bundles。 Will my caterpillarsshow a little of his mother wit? Will they, after many attempts, be able tobreak the equilibrium of their closed circuit, which keeps them on a roadwithout a turning? Will they make up their minds to swerve to this side orthat, which is the only method of reaching their bundle of hay, the greenbranch yonder, quite near, not two feet off?I thought that they would and I was wrong。 I said to myself:“The procession will go on tuming for some time, for an hour, two hours,perhaps; then the caterpillars will perceive their mistake。 They will abandonthe deceptive road and make their descent somewhere or other。”That they should remain up there, hard pressed by hunger and the lack ofcover, when nothing prevented them from going away, seemed to meinconceivable imbecility。 Facts, however, forced me to accept the incredible。
Let us describe them in detail。The circular procession begins, as I have said, on the 30th of January,about midday, in splendid weather。 The caterpillars march at an even pace,each touching the stem of the one in front of him。 The unbroken -chaineliminates the leader with his changes of direction; and all followmechanically, as faithful to their circle as are the hands of a watch。 Theheadless file has no liberty left no will; it has become mere clockwork。 Andthis continues for hours and hours。 My success goes far beyond my wildestsuspicions。
I stand amazed at it, or rather I am stupefied。Meanwhile, the multiplied circuits change the original rail into a superbribbon a twelfth of an inch broad。 I can easily see it glittering on the redground of the pot。 The day is drawing to a close and no alteration has yettaken place in the position of the trail。 A striking proof confirms this。The trajectory is not a plane curve, but one which, at a certain point,deviates and goes down a little way to the lower surface of the cornice,retuming to the top some eight inches farther。 I marked these two points ofdeviation in pencil on the vase at the outset。 Well, all that aftemoon and,more conclusive still, on the following days, right to the end of this maddance,l see the string ofcaterpillars dip under the ledge at the first point andcome to the top again at the second。 Once the first thread is laid, the road tobe pursued is permanently established。If the road does not vary, the speed does。
I measure nine centimetresl aminute as the average distance covered。 But there are more or less lengthyhalts; the pace slackens at times, especially when the temperature falls。 Atten o’clock in the evening the walk is little more than a lazy swaying of thebody。 I foresee an early halt, in consequence of the cold, of fatigue anddoubtless also of hunger。Grazing-time has arrived。 The caterpillars have come crowding from all。 the nests in the greenhouse to browse upon the pine-branches planted bymyself beside the silken purses。 Those in the garden do the same, for thetemperature is mild。 The others,‘lined up along the earthenware cornice。
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