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1、TheTimeMachineH.G.WellsThiseBookisdesignedandpublishedbyPlaneteBook.FormorefreeeBooksvisitourWebsiteathttp://www.planetebook.com/.TheTimeMachineITheTimeTraveller(forsoitwillbeconvenienttospeakofhim)wasexpoundingareconditemattertous.Hisgreyeyesshoneandtwinkled,
2、andhisusuallypalefacewasflushedandanimated.Thefireburnedbrightly,andthesoftradianceoftheincandescentlightsintheliliesofsilvercaughtthebubblesthatflashedandpassedinourglasses.Ourchairs,beinghispatents,embracedandcaressedusratherthansubmittedtobesatupon,andthere
3、wasthatluxuriousafter-dinneratmospherewhenthoughtroamsgracefullyfreeofthetrammelsofprecision.Andheputittousinthisway—markingthepointswithaleanforefinger—aswesatandlazilyadmiredhisearnestnessoverthisnewparadox(aswethoughtit:)andhisfecundity.‘Youmustfollowmecare
4、fully.Ishallhavetocontrovertoneortwoideasthatarealmostuniversallyaccepted.Thegeometry,forinstance,theytaughtyouatschoolisfoundedonamisconception.’‘Isnotthatratheralargethingtoexpectustobeginupon?’saidFilby,anargumentativepersonwithredhair.‘Idonotmeantoaskyouto
5、acceptanythingwithoutreasonablegroundforit.YouwillsoonadmitasmuchasI2of148TheTimeMachineneedfromyou.Youknowofcoursethatamathematicalline,alineofthicknessNIL,hasnorealexistence.Theytaughtyouthat?Neitherhasamathematicalplane.Thesethingsaremereabstractions.’‘That
6、isallright,’saidthePsychologist.‘Nor,havingonlylength,breadth,andthickness,canacubehavearealexistence.’‘ThereIobject,’saidFilby.‘Ofcourseasolidbodymayexist.Allrealthings—’‘Somostpeoplethink.Butwaitamoment.CananINSTANTANEOUScubeexist?’‘Don’tfollowyou,’saidFilby
7、.‘Canacubethatdoesnotlastforanytimeatall,havearealexistence?’Filbybecamepensive.‘Clearly,’theTimeTravellerproceeded,‘anyrealbodymusthaveextensioninFOURdirections:itmusthaveLength,Breadth,Thickness,and—Duration.Butthroughanaturalinfirmityoftheflesh,whichIwillex
8、plaintoyouinamoment,weinclinetooverlookthisfact.Therearereallyfourdimensions,threewhichwecallthethreeplanesofSpace,andafourth,Time.Thereis,however,atendencytodrawanunrealdistinctio
