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1、CitylifeasportrayedbyRomanauthors,1st-2ndcenturyAD(Seneca,PlinytheYounger,Juvenal)Seneca(1stcenturyAD),EpistlesLVIBeshrewmeifIthinkanythingmorerequisitethansilenceforamanwhosecludeshimselfinordertostudy! Imaginewhatavarietyofnoisesreverberatesaboutmyears! Ihavelodgingsrightoveraba
2、thingestablishment. Sopicturetoyourselftheassortmentofsounds,whicharestrongenoughtomakemehatemyverypowersofhearing! Whenyourstrenuousgentleman,forexample,isexercisinghimselfbyflourishingleadenweights;whenheisworkinghard,orelsepretendstobeworkinghard,Icanhearhimgrunt;andwheneverher
3、eleaseshisimprisonedbreath,Icanhearhimpantinginwheezyandhigh-pitchedtones. OrperhapsInoticesomelazyfellow,contentwithacheaprubdown,andhearthecrackofthepummelinghandonhisshoulder,varyinginsoundaccordingasthehandislaidonflatorhollow. Then,perhaps,aprofessional/acomesalong,shoutingou
4、tthescore;thatisthefinishingtouch. Addtothisthearrestingofanoccasionalroystererorpickpocket,theracketofthemanwhoalwayslikestohearhisownvoiceinthebathroom,/bortheenthusiastwhoplungesintotheswimming-tankwithunconscionablenoiseandsplashing. Besidesallthosewhosevoices,ifnothingelse,ar
5、egood,imaginethehair-pluckerwithhispenetrating,shrillvoice,-forpurposesofadvertisement,-continuallygivingitventandneverholdinghistongueexceptwhenheispluckingthearmpitsandmakinghisvictimyellinstead.Thenthecakesellerwithhisvariedcries,thesausageman,theconfectioner,andallthevendorsof
6、foodhawkingtheirwares,eachwithhisowndistinctiveintonation.PlinytheYounger(early2ndcenturyAD)LettersI.9.--ToMinutiusFundanus.Itissurprisinghowifyoutakeeachdaysinglyhereinthecityyoupassorseemtopassyourtimereasonablyenoughwhenyoutakestockthereof,buthow,whenyouputthedaystogether,youar
7、edissatisfiedwithyourself.Ifyouaskanyone,"Whathaveyoubeendoingto-day?"hewillsay,"Oh,Ihavebeenattendingacoming-of-agefunction;Iwasatabetrothalorawedding;so-and-soaskedmetowitnessthesigningofawill;IhavebeenactingaswitnesstoA,orIhavebeeninconsultationwithB."Alltheseoccupationsappearo
8、fparamountimportanceonthedayinque
