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1、AJOURNEYTOTHECENTEROFTHEEARTHbyJulesVerneCHAPTER1MyUncleMakesaDiscoveryLOOKINGbacktoallthathasoccurredtomesincethateventfulday,Iamscarcelyabletobelieveintherealityofmyadventures.TheyweretrulysowonderfulthatevennowIambewilderedwhenIthinkofthem.MyunclewasaGerman,havingmarriedm
2、ymother'ssister,anEnglishwoman.Beingverymuchattachedtohisfatherlessnephew,heinvitedmetostudyunderhiminhishomeinthefatherland.Thishomewasinalargetown,andmyuncleaprofessorofphilosophy,chemistry,geology,mineralogy,andmanyotherologies.Oneday,afterpassingsomehoursinthelaboratory-
3、myunclebeingabsentatthetime-Isuddenlyfeltthenecessityofrenovatingthetissues-i.e.,Iwashungry,andwasabouttorouseupouroldFrenchcook,whenmyuncle,ProfessorVonHardwigg,suddenlyopenedthestreetdoor,andcamerushingupstairs.NowProfessorHardwigg,myworthyuncle,isbynomeansabadsortofman;he
4、is,however,cholericandoriginal.Tobearwithhimmeanstoobey;andscarcelyhadhisheavyfeetresoundedwithinourjointdomicilethanheshoutedformetoattenduponhim."Harry-Harry-Harry-"Ihastenedtoobey,butbeforeIcouldreachhisroom,jumpingthreestepsatatime,hewasstampinghisrightfootuponthelanding
5、."Harry!"hecried,inafrantictone,"areyoucomingup?"Nowtotellthetruth,atthatmomentIwasfarmoreinterestedinthequestionastowhatwastoconstituteourdinnerthaninanyproblemofscience;tomesoupwasmoreinterestingthansoda,anomelettemoretemptingthanarithmetic,andanartichokeoftentimesmorevalu
6、ethananyamountofasbestos.Butmyunclewasnotamantobekeptwaiting;soadjourningthereforeallminorquestions,Ipresentedmyselfbeforehim.Hewasaverylearnedman.Nowmostpersonsinthiscategorysupplythemselveswithinformation,aspeddlersdowithgoods,forthebenefitofothers,andlayupstoresinordertod
7、iffusethemabroadforthebenefitofsocietyingeneral.Notsomyexcellentuncle,ProfessorHardwigg;hestudied,heconsumedthemidnightoil,heporedoverheavytomes,anddigestedhugequartosandfoliosinordertokeeptheknowledgeacquiredtohimself.Therewasareason,anditmayberegardedasagoodone,whymyuncleo
8、bjectedtodisplayhislearningmorethanwasabsolutelynecessary:hestammered;andwh
