[世界大战].The.War.of.the.Worlds

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1、TheWaroftheWorldsTheWaroftheWorldsH(erbert)G(eorge)Wells18981TheWaroftheWorldsBOOKONETHECOMINGOFTHEMARTIANS2TheWaroftheWorldsCHAPTERONETHEEVEOFTHEWARNoonewouldhavebelievedinthelastyearsofthenineteenthcenturythatthisworldwasbeingwatchedkeenlyandcloselybyintel

2、ligencesgreaterthanman'sandyetasmortalashisown;thatasmenbusiedthemselvesabouttheirvariousconcernstheywerescrutinisedandstudied,perhapsalmostasnarrowlyasamanwithamicroscopemightscru-tinisethetransientcreaturesthatswarmandmultiplyinadropofwater.Withinfinitecom

3、placencymenwenttoandfrooverthisglobeabouttheirlittleaffairs,sereneintheirassuranceoftheirempireovermatter.Itispossiblethattheinfusoriaunderthemicroscopedothesame.Noonegaveathoughttotheolderworldsofspaceassourcesofhumandanger,orthoughtofthemonlytodismisstheid

4、eaoflifeuponthemasimpossibleorimprobable.Itiscurioustorecallsomeofthementalhabitsofthosedeparteddays.AtmostterrestrialmenfanciedtheremightbeothermenuponMars,perhapsinferiortothemselvesandreadytowelcomeamis-sionaryenterprise.Yetacrossthegulfofspace,mindsthata

5、retoourmindsasoursaretothoseofthebeaststhatperish,intellectsvastandcoolandunsympathetic,regardedthisearthwithenviouseyes,andslowlyandsurelydrewtheirplansagainstus.Andearlyinthetwentiethcenturycamethegreatdisillusionment.TheplanetMars,Iscarcelyneedremindthere

6、ader,re-volvesaboutthesunatameandistanceof140,000,000miles,andthelightandheatitreceivesfromthesunisbarelyhalfofthatreceivedbythisworld.Itmustbe,ifthenebularhypothesishasanytruth,olderthanourworld;andlongbeforethisearthceasedtobemolten,lifeuponitssurfacemusth

7、avebegunitscourse.Thefactthatitisscarcelyoneseventhofthevolumeoftheearthmusthaveaccelerateditscoolingtothetemperatureatwhichlifecouldbegin.Ithasairandwaterandallthatisnecessaryforthesupportofanimatedexistence.Yetsovainisman,andsoblindedbyhisvanity,thatnowrit

8、er,uptotheveryendofthenineteenthcentury,ex-pressedanyideathatintelligent3TheWaroftheWorldslifemighthavedevelopedtherefar,orindeedatall,beyonditsearthlylevel.NorwasitgenerallyunderstoodthatsinceM