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;pale,sandy-haired,andwitheyescastdown:whentheylookeduptheywereverylarge,odd,andattractive,soattractive,thattheReverendMr.Crisp,freshfromOxford,andcuratetotheVicarofChiswick,theReverendMr.Flowerdew,fellinlovewithMissSharp;beingshotdeadbyaglanceofhereyeswhichwasfiredallthewayacrossChiswickChurchfromtheschool-pewtothereading-desk.ThisinfatuatedyoungmanusedsometimestotaketeawithMissPinkerton,towhomhehadbeenpresentedbyhismamma,andactuallyproposedsomethinglikemarriageinaninterceptednote,whichtheone-eyedapple-womanwaschargedtodeliver.Mrs.CrispwassummonedfromBuxton,andabruptlycarriedoffherdarlingboy;buttheidea,even,ofsuchaneagleintheChiswickdovecotcausedagreatflutterinthebreastofMissPinkerton,whowouldhavesentawayMissSharp,butthatshewasboundtoherunderaforfeit,andwhonevercouldthoroughlybelievetheyounglady'sationsthatshehadneverexchangedasinglewordwithMr.Crispexceptunderherowneyesonthetwooccasionswhenshehadmethimattea.(WilliamMakepeaceThackeray:VanitySoMrOsborne,havingafirmconvictioninhisownmindthathewaswoman-killeranddestinedtoconquer,didnotruncountertohisfate,butyieldedhimselfuptoitquitecomplacently.AndasEmmydidnotsaymuchorhimwithherjealousy,butmerelybecameunhappyandpinedoveritmiserablyinsecret,hechosetofancythatshewasnotsuspiciousofwhatallhisacquaintancewereperfectlyawarenamely,thathewascarryingonadesperateflirtationwithMrsCrawley.rodewithherwhenevershewasfree.HepretendedregimentalbusinesstoAmelia(bywhichfalsehoodshewasnotintheleastdeceived),andconsigninghiswifetosolitudeorherbrother'ssociety,passedhiseveningsintheCrawleys'company;losingmoneytothehusband,andflatteringhimselfthatthewifewasdyingofloveforhim.Itisverylikelythatthisworthycoupleneverabsoluyconspiredandagreedtogetherinsomanywords;theonetocajoletheyounggentleman,whilsttheotherwonhismoneyatcards:buttheyunderstoodeachotherperfectlywell,andRawdonletOsbornecomeandgowithentiregoodhumor.(WilliamMakepeaceThackeray:VanityWhenthegreatcrash theannouncementofruin,andthedepartureRussellsquare,andthedeclarationthatallwasoverbetweenherandGeorgealloverbetweenherandlove,herandhappiness,herandfaithintheworld----abrutalletterfromJohnOsbornetoldherinafewcurtlinesthatherfather'sconducthadbeenofsuchanaturethatallengagementsbetweenthefamilieswereatanendwhenthefinalawardcame,itdidnotshockhersomuchasherparents,ashermotherratherexpected(forJohnSedleyhimselfwasentirelyprostrateintheruinsofhisownaffairsandshatteredhonor).Ameliatookthenewsverypalelyandcalmly.Itwasonlytheconfirmationofthedarkpresageswhichhadlonggonebefore.Itwasthemerereadingofthesentence----ofthecrimeshelongagobeenguilty--thecrimeoflovingwrongly,tooviolently,againstreason.Shetoldnomoreofherthoughtsnowthanshehadbefore.Sheseemedscarcelymoreunhappynowwhenconvincedallhopewasover,thanbeforeshefeltbutdarednotconfessthatitwasgone.Soshechangedfromthelargehousetothesmallonewithoutanymarkordifference;remainedinherlittleroomforthemostpart;pinedsilently;anddiedawaydaybyday.(WilliamMakepeaceThackeray:VanityWhenagirlleavesherhomeateighteen,shedoesoneoftwothings.Eitherfallsintosavinghandsand esbetter,orsherapidlyassumesthecosmopolitanstandardofvirtueand esworse.Ofanintermediatebalance,underthecircumstances,thereisnopossibility.Thecityhasitscunningwiles,nolessthantheinfiniysmallerandmorehumantempter.Therearelargeforceswhichallurewithallthesoulfulnessofexpressionpossibleinthemostculturedhuman.Thegleamofathousandlightsisoftenaseffectiveasthepersuasivelightinawooingandfascinatingeye.Halftheunngoftheunsophisticatedandnaturalmindis plishedbyforceswhollysuperhuman.Ablareofsound,aroaroflife,avastarrayofhumanhives,appealtotheastonishedsensesinequivocalterms.Withoutacounsellorathandtowhispercautiousinterpretations,whatfalsehoodsmaynotthesethingsbreatheintotheunguardedear!Unrecognizedforwhattheyare,theirbeauty,likemusic,toooftenrelaxes,thenweakens,thenpervertsthesimplerhumanperceptions.(ThreDreiser:SistetCarrie克頓仍舊將信將疑。譯 頭腦的小伙子曾被媽介紹給平克頓認(rèn)識，有時(shí)同她一塊兒喝過茶。他還 (《名利場》楊譯然。他要么把妻子獨(dú)自拋在一邊，要么把她交給她哥哥，讓她加入到她 么驚駭，倒是她爹媽料不到的——我該說是她意料不到的，因?yàn)榧s翰〃塞《名利場》楊必譯了愛情，沒了，也沒了對世界的信念――可就在這種時(shí)候，約翰·奧斯本卻來了，寫著一些的語言，說她父親的行為已到這樣的地步，致使兩家簽定的婚約也該結(jié)束了。到最后下來的時(shí)候，她已不像她父母特別是她料想的那樣驚駭（她父親約翰·塞德利本人那時(shí)倒反而因企業(yè)名譽(yù)掃地而徹警惕的人的耳里呢!由于不明這花花世界的，它的美景就像音樂一般，往《嘉麗妹妹》裘柱常譯WhennightfallsinremotepartsofAfricaandthensubcontinent,hundredsofmillionsofpeoplewithoutaccesstoelectricityturntocandlesorkerosenelampsforillumination.Slowlythroughsmallloansforsolarpowereddevices,microfinanceisbringinglighttotheseruralregionswherealackofelectricityhasstemmedeconomicdevelopment,helddownliteracyratesanddamagedhealth.“Earlier,theycouldnotdomuchoncethesunset.Now,thesunisuseddifferently.Theyhaveincreasedtheirproductivity,improvedtheirhealthandsocio-economicstatus,”saidPinalShahfromSEWABank,amicro-lendinginstitution.VegetablesellerRamibenWaghritookoutaloantobuyasolarlanternwhichsheusestolightupherstallatnight.Thelanterncostsbetween$66-$112,aboutaweek’seforWaghri.“Thevegetableslookbetterbythislight,andit’scheaperthankeroseneanddoesn’tsmell,”saidWaghri,whoestimatesshemakesabout300rupees($6)moreeacheveningwithherlantern.“IfwecanusethesuntosavesomewhyIn,solarpowerprojects,oftenfundedbymicrocreditinstitutions,arehelthecountryreducecarbonemissionsandachieveitsgoaltodoublethecontributionofrenewableenergyto6%,or25,000megawatts,withinthenextfouryears.Off-gridapplicationssuchassolarcookersandlanterns,whichcanprovideseveralhoursoflightatnightafterbeingchargedbythesunduringtheday,willhelpcutdependenceonfossilfuelsandreducethefourthbiggestemitter’scarbonfootprint,saidPradeepDadhich,aseniorfellowatenergyresearchinstituteTERIin“Theyarereachingpeoplewhootherwisehavelimitedornoaccesstoelectricityanddependonkerosene,dieselorfirewoodfortheirenergyneed,”hesaid.“Theappliancesnotonlysatisfytheseneeds,theyalsoimprovethequalityoflifeandreducethecarbonSEWA,ortheSelf-EmployedWomen’sAssociation,isamongagrowingnumberofmicrofinanceinstitutionsinfocusedonprovidingaffordablerenewableenergysourcestopoorpeople,whootherwisewouldhavehadtostandforhourstobuykeroseneforlampsortrudgekilometerstocollectfirewoodforcooking.SKS,Microfinance,thelargestsuchinstitutionin,offerssolarlampstoits5millioncustomers,whiletheRuralSolarElectricityFoundationhelpspayforlampsandsystemsforhomesandstreetlightingforvillagersin,NepalandBangladesh.InneighboringBangladesh,thestate-ownedandprivate-sectorpowerplantscangenerate3,700to4,300megawattsofelectricityadayagainstademandof5,500megawatts,accordingtothestate-runpowerdevelopmentboard.Withonly40percentofthecountry’speoplehavingaccesstoelectricity,microfinanc