我要一个英语小故事或英语对话读起来大约是两分钟左右的
我要一个英语小故事或英语对话
读起来大约是两分钟左右的


我要一个英语小故事或英语对话读起来大约是两分钟左右的
我要一个英语小故事或英语对话
读起来大约是两分钟左右的
StrayThoughtsOfanIdler
Hewhosleepscatchesnofish,—buthewhokeepsawakecatchescrabseverymomentofhislife.
Allprofessionscanyieldamanenoughtoliveon,—exceptprofessionsoffaith.
Whenattendingtheperformanceofsomemodernoperas,ithasstruckmethattheconductorwasonlybeatingtimebecausehecouldnotbeatthecomposer.
Ifinthesightofthelawallmenareequal,Heavensaveusfromgettingintoitssight.
Whenyouwanttogetridofadog,youtakeoffhiscollar;—whenthekingwantstogetridofaminister,hegiveshimthecollar—oftheOrderoftheAnnunziata.
Theplacewheretheyruinpeople'svoices,andthrowasideallthecanonsofart,iscalledtheConservatoire;andahospitalfullofsickpeopkiscalleda“houseofhealth”(CasadiSalute).
Amongthemanymotiveswhichinducemetostayawayfromthetheatreistheutterabsenceofallmotiveinmodernoperas.
Howmanyoldphrasesarerequiredtomakeanewelectoralprogramme!
Allmusicalnotesmayexpresscheerfulideas;itisonlythenotesofcreditorswhicharousenonebutmelancholyreflections.
Ienteredtheshopofaporkbutcheratthemomentwhenhisson,agedeight,wasreturningfromschool.Thepoorboywasweepingbitterly.
“Theoldstory!”exclaimedhisparent;“Isupposeyoudidnotlearnyourlessons,andthemastercalledyouanass,asyoudeserved!”
“Yes!”repliedthechild,sobbing,“hedidcallmeanass,—andthen—”
“Well,—andthen—whatelse?”
“Hesaid,‘well,afterall,itisnowonder—likefather,likeson!’”
“Didhe,indeed?theanimal!”exclaimedtheporkbutcher.“AndtothinkthatperhapshehasnotyeteatenthewholeofthosetwosausagesIsenthimatChristmas!”
39.闲人遐思
“眠者不得鱼”——但醒者一生时时刻刻捕到的却是螃蟹.
各种职业都可赖以为生——除了信仰的宣言.
观看某些现代歌剧演出时,我忽然悟到,指挥之所以仅仅只是打拍子,是因为他打不着作曲者.
上天保佑我们别进入法律的视界,即使在法律看来人人平等.
你不想要某条狗了,就取下它的领圈——当国王想摆脱某大臣,就给他戴上领饰——圣母玛丽亚荣誉骑士团的领饰①.
毁坏人们的噪音并抛弃一切艺术法规的地方叫作音乐学校(Conservatoire);住满病人的医院则被称为“健康之屋”(CasadiSalute).
种种动机促使我躲开剧院,其中之一就是因为现代歌剧完全没有主题②.
得用多少老词儿,才能编一套新的选举纲领!
所有的音符都能表达欢乐的思想;唯独债权人的信函③唤起的全是忧愁的念头.
我走进杀猪屠夫的铺子,他八岁的儿子正好放学回家.
那可怜的孩子哭得好伤心.
“准又是老事重演!”他父亲吼道,“我想一定是你没记住功课,老师骂你是蠢驴来着,你也就配挨骂!”
“不错,”孩子回答,一边抽泣着,“他确实叫我蠢驴来着,—然后—”
“然后——还有什么?”
“他说,‘说来倒也不奇怪——有其父必有其子.’”
“他真这么说了?那个畜生!”杀猪的大喊,“而且想想看,我过圣诞送他的整整两大根肉肠只怕还并没吃完呢!”