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1、OLIVERTWISTORTHEPARISHBOY'SPROGRESSBYCHARLESDICKENSCHAPTERITREATSOFTHEPLACEWHEREOLIVERTWISTWASBORNANDOFTHECIRCUMSTANCESATTENDINGHISBIRTHAmongotherpublicbuildingsinacertaintown,whichformanyreasonsitwillbeprudenttorefrainfrommentioning,andtowhichIwillassignnofictitiousname,thereisonean
2、cientlycommontomosttowns,greatorsmall:towit,aworkhouse;andinthisworkhousewasborn;onadayanddatewhichIneednottroublemyselftorepeat,inasmuchasitcanbeofnopossibleconsequencetothereader,inthisstageofthebusinessatallevents;theitemofmortalitywhosenameisprefixedtotheheadofthischapter.Foralon
3、gtimeafteritwasusheredintothisworldofsorrowandtrouble,bytheparishsurgeon,itremainedamatterofconsiderabledoubtwhetherthechildwouldsurvivetobearanynameatall;inwhichcaseitissomewhatmorethanprobablethatthesememoirswouldneverhaveappeared;or,iftheyhad,thatbeingcomprisedwithinacoupleofpages
4、,theywouldhavepossessedtheinestimablemeritofbeingthemostconciseandfaithfulspecimenofbiography,extantintheliteratureofanyageorcountry.AlthoughIamnotdisposedtomaintainthatthebeingborninaworkhouse,isinitselfthemostfortunateandenviablecircumstancethatcanpossiblybefallahumanbeing,Idomeant
5、osaythatinthisparticularinstance,itwasthebestthingforOliverTwistthatcouldbypossibilityhaveoccurred.Thefactis,thattherewasconsiderabledifficultyininducingOlivertotakeuponhimselftheofficeofrespiration,--atroublesomepractice,butonewhichcustomhasrenderednecessarytooureasyexistence;andfor
6、sometimehelaygaspingonalittleflockmattress,ratherunequallypoisedbetweenthisworldandthenext:thebalancebeingdecidedlyinfavourofthelatter.Now,if,duringthisbriefperiod,Oliverhadbeensurroundedbycarefulgrandmothers,anxiousaunts,experiencednurses,anddoctorsofprofoundwisdom,hewouldmostinevit
7、ablyandindubitablyhavebeenkilledinnotime.Therebeingnobodyby,however,butapauperoldwoman,whowasrenderedrathermistybyanunwontedallowanceofbeer;andaparishsurgeonwhodidsuchmattersbycontract;OliverandNaturefoughtoutthepointbetweenthem.Theresultwas,that,afterafewstruggles,Oliverbreathed,sne
8、ezed,andproc