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1、TheTimeMachineTheTimeMachinebyH(erbert)G(eorge)Wells1TheTimeMachineITheTimeTraveller(forsoitwillbeconvenienttospeakofhim)wasexpoundingareconditemattertous.Hisgreyeyesshoneandtwinkled,andhisusuallypalefacewasflushedandanimated.Thefireburnedbrightly,andthesoftradianceoftheincandescentlightsinth
2、eliliesofsilvercaughtthebubblesthatflashedandpassedinourglasses.Ourchairs,beinghispatents,embracedandcaressedusratherthansubmittedtobesatupon,andtherewasthatluxuriousafter-dinneratmospherewhenthoughtroamsgracefullyfreeofthetrammelsofprecision.Andheputittousinthisway--markingthepointswithalean
3、forefinger--aswesatandlazilyadmiredhisearnestnessoverthisnewparadox(aswethoughtit:)andhisfecundity.`Youmustfollowmecarefully.Ishallhavetocontrovertoneortwoideasthatarealmostuniversallyaccepted.Thegeometry,forinstance,theytaughtyouatschoolisfoundedonamisconception.'`Isnotthatratheralargethingt
4、oexpectustobeginupon?'saidFilby,anargumentativepersonwithredhair.`Idonotmeantoaskyoutoacceptanythingwithoutreasonablegroundforit.YouwillsoonadmitasmuchasIneedfromyou.Youknowofcoursethatamathematicalline,alineofthicknessNIL,hasnorealexistence.Theytaughtyouthat?Neitherhasamathematicalplane.Thes
5、ethingsaremereabstractions.'`Thatisallright,'saidthePsychologist.`Nor,havingonlylength,breadth,andthickness,canacubehavearealexistence.'`ThereIobject,'saidFilby.`Ofcourseasolidbodymayexist.Allrealthings--'`Somostpeoplethink.Butwaitamoment.CananINSTANTANEOUScubeexist?'`Don'tfollowyou,'saidFilb
6、y.`Canacubethatdoesnotlastforanytimeatall,havearealexistence?'Filbybecamepensive.`Clearly,'theTimeTravellerproceeded,`any2TheTimeMachinerealbodymusthaveextensioninFOURdirections:itmusthaveLength,Breadth,Thickness,and--Duration.Butthroughanaturalinfirmityoftheflesh,whichIwillexplaintoyouinamom
7、ent,weinclinetooverlookthisfact.Therearereallyfourdimensions,threewhichwecallthethreeplanesofSpace,andafourth,Time.Thereis,however,atendencytodrawanunrealdistinctionbetweentheformerthreedimensionsandthelatter,becauseithappensthatourconsciousn
