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1、TheTimeMachinebyHGWellsChapter1TheTimeTraveller(forsoitwillbeconvenienttospeakofhim)wasexpoundingareconditemattertous.Hisgreyeyesshoneandtwinkled,andhisusuallypalefacewasflushedandanimated.Thefireburnedbrightly,andthesoftradianceoftheincandescentlightsintheliliesofsilvercaught
2、thebubblesthatflashedandpassedinourglasses.Ourchairs,beinghispatents,embracedandcaressedusratherthansubmittedtobesatupon,andtherewasthatluxuriousafter-dinneratmospherewhenthoughtroamsgracefullyfreeofthetrammelsofprecision.Andheputittousinthisway--markingthepointswithaleanforef
3、inger--aswesatandlazilyadmiredhisearnestnessoverthisnewparadox(aswethoughtit:)andhisfecundity.`Youmustfollowmecarefully.Ishallhavetocontrovertoneortwoideasthatarealmostuniversallyaccepted.Thegeometry,forinstance,theytaughtyouatschoolisfoundedonamisconception.'`Isnotthatrathera
4、largethingtoexpectustobeginupon?'saidFilby,anargumentativepersonwithredhair.`Idonotmeantoaskyoutoacceptanythingwithoutreasonablegroundforit.YouwillsoonadmitasmuchasIneedfromyou.Youknowofcoursethatamathematicalline,alineofthicknessNIL,hasnorealexistence.Theytaughtyouthat?Neithe
5、rhasamathematicalplane.Thesethingsaremereabstractions.'`Thatisallright,'saidthePsychologist.`Nor,havingonlylength,breadth,andthickness,canacubehavearealexistence.'`ThereIobject,'saidFilby.`Ofcourseasolidbodymayexist.Allrealthings--'`Somostpeoplethink.Butwaitamoment.CananINSTAN
6、TANEOUScubeexist?'`Don'tfollowyou,'saidFilby.`Canacubethatdoesnotlastforanytimeatall,havearealexistence?'Filbybecamepensive.`Clearly,'theTimeTravellerproceeded,`anyrealbodymusthaveextensioninFOURdirections:itmusthaveLength,Breadth,Thickness,and--Duration.Butthroughanaturalinfi
7、rmityoftheflesh,whichIwillexplaintoyouinamoment,weinclinetooverlookthisfact.Therearereallyfourdimensions,threewhichwecallthethreeplanesofSpace,andafourth,Time.Thereis,however,atendencytodrawanunrealdistinctionbetweentheformerthreedimensionsandthelatter,becauseithappensthatourc
8、onsciousnessmovesintermittentlyinonedirectionalongthelatterfr
