initiation—thebirthday

initiation—thebirthday

ID:25751927

大小:79.50 KB

页数:10页

时间:2018-11-22

initiation—thebirthday_第1页
initiation—thebirthday_第2页
initiation—thebirthday_第3页
initiation—thebirthday_第4页
initiation—thebirthday_第5页
资源描述:

《initiation—thebirthday》由会员上传分享,免费在线阅读,更多相关内容在教育资源-天天文库

1、TheBirthdayByThomasWolfeOutofthenamelessandunfathomedweavingsofbillion-footedlife,outofthedarkabyssoftimeandduty.blindchancehadbroughtthesetwotogetheronaship,andtheirfirstmeetinghadbeenuponthetimelessandimmortalseasthatbeatforeverattheshoresofoldearth.Yetlater,itwouldalw

2、aysseemtohimthathehadmetherforthefirsttime,hadcometoknowandloveherfirst,onedayatnooninbrightOctober.Thatdayhewastwenty-fiveyearsold;shehadsaidthatshewouldmeethimforhisbirthdaylunch;theyhadagreedtomeetatnoonbeforethePublicLibrary.Hegotthereearly.Itwasafineshiningday,early

3、inOctober,andtheenormouslibrary,setthereatthecity’sfuriousheart,withitsmillionsofbooks,withthebeetlingarchitecturethattoweredaroundit,andthenamelessbrutalfuryofthemanswarmmovingarounditinthestreets,hadcometoevokeforhimahorriblemockeryofrepose-andstudyinthemidstoftheblind

4、wildnessandsavageryoflife,todrownhissoulwithhopelessness,andtofillhimwithafeelingofwearinessandhorror.Butnowhisexcitementandhappinessovermeetingher,togetherwiththegloriouslifeandsparkleoftheday,hadalmostconqueredthesefeelings,andhewasconsciousofapowerfulswellingcertitude

5、ofhopeandjoyashelookedatthesurgingcrowdsuponthestreet,thethrongingtraffic,andthegreatbuildingsthatsoaredoneveryside.Itwasthedaywhenforthefirsttimeinhislifehecouldsay,“NowIamtwenty-fiveyearsold,and,likeachildwhothinksthathehasgrownnewmuscle,anewstatureovernight,themagicnu

6、meralskeptbeatinginhimlikeapulse,andheleanedthereonthebalustradefeelingasenseofexultantpowerinsidehim,asenseoftriumphforthemastery,theconviction,thatthewholeofthiswashis.Ayoungmanoftwenty-fiveistheLordofLife.Theveryageitselfis,forhim,thesymbolofhismastery.Itisthetimeforh

7、imwhenheislikelytofeelthatnow,atlast,hehasreallygrownuptoman’sestate,thattheconfusionsanduncertaintiesofhisyoutharebehindhim.Likeanignorantfighter,forhehasneverbeenbeaten,heisexultantintheassuranceofhisknowledgeandhispower.Itisawonderfultimeoflife,butitisalsoatimethatisp

8、regnantwithadeadlydanger.Forthatgreatflaskofetherwhichfeelswithinitselftheillusionsofaninvincibleandhur

当前文档最多预览五页,下载文档查看全文

此文档下载收益归作者所有

当前文档最多预览五页,下载文档查看全文
温馨提示:
1. 部分包含数学公式或PPT动画的文件,查看预览时可能会显示错乱或异常,文件下载后无此问题,请放心下载。
2. 本文档由用户上传,版权归属用户,天天文库负责整理代发布。如果您对本文档版权有争议请及时联系客服。
3. 下载前请仔细阅读文档内容,确认文档内容符合您的需求后进行下载,若出现内容与标题不符可向本站投诉处理。
4. 下载文档时可能由于网络波动等原因无法下载或下载错误,付费完成后未能成功下载的用户请联系客服处理。